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Retaliation Cases

3,992 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)

3,992
Total Rulings
19%
Plaintiff Win Rate

689 of 3680 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$1,019,496
Avg Damages Awarded (213 prevailing cases)
D.C. Circuit
Top Court

About Retaliation Claims

Retaliation occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for engaging in legally protected activity, such as filing a discrimination complaint, reporting safety violations, or participating in an investigation. Retaliation is the most commonly filed charge with the EEOC. These cases examine whether a causal connection exists between the protected activity and the adverse employment action.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
1889 (47%)
Plaintiff Win
689 (17%)
Mixed Result
652 (16%)
Dismissed
450 (11%)
Remanded
274 (7%)
Settlement
38 (1%)

Top Employers in Retaliation Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in retaliation rulings.

Union Pacific Railroad Company
32 retaliation rulings
United States Postal Service
22 retaliation rulings
Abbott Laboratories
22 retaliation rulings
New York State Department of Labor
17 retaliation rulings
Amazon.com Services LLC
10 retaliation rulings

Court Rulings (3,992)

NLRB v. Bandag, Incorporated
4th CircuitApr 13, 1998North Carolina
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Michael Hospital of Franciscan Sisters, Milwaukee, Inc.
E.D. Wis.Mar 31, 1998Wisconsin
Mixed Result
Tomblin
N.D. OhioMar 26, 1998Ohio
Defendant Win
Primes
N.D. OhioMar 19, 1998Ohio
Defendant Win
State ex rel. Serv. Emp. Internatl. Union, Dist. 925 v. State Emp. Relations Bd.
Unknown CourtFeb 24, 1998Ohio

Mandamus to compel State Employment Relations Board to issue a complaint and conduct a hearing on University of Cincinnati's unions' unfair labor practice charge granted, when—Mandamus appropriate remedy to obtain judicial review of orders by SERB dismissing unfair labor practice charge for lack of…

Plaintiff Win
Lucas
E.D.N.Y.Feb 23, 1998New York
Defendant Win
Raciti-Hur
E.D. Mich.Jan 29, 1998Michigan
Defendant Win
W C McQuaide Inc v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitJan 16, 1998Ohio
Mixed Result
McGaw of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
1st CircuitDec 10, 1997
Defendant Win
Latch
E.D. Pa.Nov 12, 1997Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Emmons
E.D.N.C.Oct 20, 1997North Carolina
Defendant Win
Chung
E.D.N.C.Oct 20, 1997North Carolina
Dismissed
TIC Indust Co SE Inc v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitOct 7, 1997
Defendant Win
NLRB v. D&D Enterprises
4th CircuitSep 22, 1997
Mixed Result
NLRB v. Goodless Brothers
1st CircuitSep 9, 1997Massachusetts
Defendant Win
PB&S Chemical Inc v. NLRB
4th CircuitAug 26, 1997West Virginia
Defendant Win
Pace Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
8th CircuitJul 1, 1997
Defendant Win
Performance Friction Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitJun 30, 1997
Mixed Result
Catone
N.D.N.Y.Jun 19, 1997New York
Defendant Win
McCoy
M.D. Ga.Jun 16, 1997Georgia
Mixed Result
Steimel
E.D.N.Y.May 28, 1997New York
Defendant Win
Robinson
E.D. Tex.May 22, 1997Texas
Defendant Win
Roark
N.D. Tex.Apr 9, 1997Texas
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. R.J. Gallagher Co.
S.D. Tex.Apr 4, 1997Texas
Defendant Win
Scott
E.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 1997New York
Plaintiff Win
Andrea Nelson v. Watergate at Landmark, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae
4th CircuitFeb 21, 1997
Remanded$4,000 at issue
NLRB v. Suzy Curtains
4th CircuitFeb 11, 1997
Plaintiff Win
Blue Circle Cement v. NLRB
10th CircuitJan 24, 1997Oklahoma
Mixed Result
Baker
4th CircuitJan 8, 1997District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc.
7th CircuitNov 27, 1996Illinois
Mixed Result
Health Care v. NLRB
4th CircuitNov 4, 1996West Virginia
Defendant Win
Lackey
N.D. Ala.Nov 1, 1996Alabama
Remanded
Dow Jones v. NLRB
4th CircuitNov 1, 1996New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hi 40 Corp.
W.D. Mo.Oct 28, 1996Missouri
Plaintiff Win
Fuller
E.D. Tex.Oct 18, 1996Texas
Remanded
Obiora E. Egbuna v. Time-Life Libraries, Incorporated, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae
4th CircuitSep 13, 1996
Plaintiff Win
NLRB v. Pepsi Cola
4th CircuitSep 10, 1996North Carolina
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Astra USA, Inc.
1st CircuitSep 6, 1996Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Brooks
N.D.N.Y.Aug 30, 1996New York
Plaintiff Win$91,500 awarded
State ex rel. Alben v. State Emp. Relations Bd.
Unknown CourtJul 24, 1996Ohio

Mandamus to compel State Employment Relations Board to vacate its dismissal of relators' unfair labor practice charges and to hold a hearing on the charges—Writ denied, when.

Defendant Win
Riesbeck Food Market v. NLRB
4th CircuitJul 19, 1996West Virginia
Defendant Win
NLRB v. AMFM of Summers Cnty
4th CircuitJun 20, 1996West Virginia
Plaintiff Win
SHARP/NLRB
D. Minn.Jun 17, 1996Minnesota
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Freedom Adult Foster Care Corp.
E.D. Mich.Jun 14, 1996Michigan
Mixed Result
Southern Ohio Coal v. NLRB
4th CircuitJun 5, 1996West Virginia
Remanded
Johnson v. Metropolitan Sewer Dist.
E.D. Mo.May 22, 1996Missouri
Mixed Result
Ready Mixed Concrete v. NLRB
10th CircuitApr 26, 1996
Defendant Win
Kotlowski
W.D.N.Y.Apr 16, 1996New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 638
2nd CircuitApr 10, 1996
Plaintiff Win
Coffey
E.D. Tenn.Mar 14, 1996Tennessee
Defendant Win

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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.