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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)

Sosa Claret v. Toscana Pizza & Grill, LLC
S.D. Fla.Apr 7, 2025Florida
Remanded
Mangum
E.D.N.C.Apr 7, 2025North Carolina
Defendant Win
NELSON v. THREE POINTS CENTER, LLC
M.D.N.C.Apr 7, 2025North Carolina
Defendant Win
Rosado
E.D. Cal.Apr 4, 2025California
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ranger Tool & Die Inc
E.D. Ark.Apr 3, 2025Arkansas
Mixed Result
Taylor
E.D.N.Y.Apr 2, 2025New York
Dismissed
Jordan
D. Md.Mar 31, 2025Maryland
Dismissed
McKeown
W.D. Okla.Mar 31, 2025Oklahoma
Mixed Result
Donovan
D. Md.Mar 31, 2025Maryland
Mixed Result
Jarju
C.D. Ill.Mar 31, 2025Illinois
Defendant Win
Tunucci
N.D. Cal.Mar 31, 2025California
Defendant Win
Herpin
N.D. Tex.Mar 31, 2025Texas
Defendant Win
Carrillo
E.D. Cal.Mar 28, 2025California
Defendant Win
King
N.D. Ga.Mar 28, 2025Georgia
Mixed Result
Hanley
M.D. Fla.Mar 28, 2025Florida
Dismissed
KOLAKOWSKI
W.D. Pa.Mar 28, 2025Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Zam
S.D.N.Y.Mar 27, 2025New York
Mixed Result
Herrera
E.D.N.Y.Mar 27, 2025New York
Plaintiff Win$165,543.46 awarded
Coleman
M.D. Ala.Mar 26, 2025Alabama
Mixed Result
Heather Smith v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Unknown CourtMar 26, 2025Tennessee

In this appeal, we hold that the right to petition in the Tennessee Constitution is enforceable against governmental entities, not private parties, and that it cannot be the basis for a \public policy\ exception to the employment-at-will doctrine as against private employers. Here, the plaintiff…

Defendant Win
Syed
E.D.N.Y.Mar 24, 2025New York
Defendant Win
Russell Reid Waste Hauling Disposal Service Compan v. NLRB
3rd CircuitMar 19, 2025New Jersey
Defendant Win
Fitzgerald
E.D.N.Y.Mar 19, 2025New York
Defendant Win
Holmes
D.S.C.Mar 18, 2025South Carolina
Dismissed
Brenyah
S.D. Tex.Mar 17, 2025Texas
Defendant Win
Slayton
D. Colo.Mar 17, 2025Colorado
Dismissed
Gaston
N.D. OhioMar 17, 2025Ohio
Mixed Result
Sankano
D. Md.Mar 17, 2025Maryland
Mixed Result
Matthews
M.D. Fla.Mar 14, 2025Florida
Dismissed
Parrent
S.D. Ill.Mar 14, 2025Illinois
Dismissed
Carr
S.D. Miss.Mar 14, 2025Mississippi
Defendant Win
Webb
D.R.I.Mar 13, 2025Rhode Island
Dismissed
ExxonMobil
5th CircuitMar 12, 2025New Jersey
Defendant Win
Dickson
D. Nev.Mar 12, 2025Nevada
Defendant Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Minden Seafood, LLC
E.D. La.Mar 11, 2025Louisiana
Dismissed
Ahmann
D. Minn.Mar 11, 2025Minnesota
Mixed Result
Powers
E.D. Mich.Mar 11, 2025Michigan
Defendant Win
BOYKINS
D.N.J.Mar 11, 2025New Jersey
Defendant Win
Houston v. Smith
D. Colo.Mar 10, 2025Colorado
Dismissed
ORFI
D.N.J.Mar 10, 2025New Jersey
Defendant Win
Delorenzo
S.D.N.Y.Mar 10, 2025New York
Mixed Result
Rayford Jr. v. Lucas County Workforce Development
N.D. OhioMar 10, 2025Ohio
Dismissed
Weller, MD v. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
E.D.N.Y.Mar 7, 2025New York
Mixed Result
Herrera
E.D.N.Y.Mar 7, 2025New York
Plaintiff Win$365,000 awarded
Jordan James v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Feb 27, 2025California
Remanded
Rivera
N.D. Cal.Feb 25, 2025California
Dismissed
Burse
E.D. Mich.Feb 25, 2025Michigan
Plaintiff Win
Bruce
M.D. Tenn.Feb 25, 2025Tennessee
Mixed Result
McMillian
N.D. Miss.Feb 25, 2025Mississippi
Plaintiff Win$23,470.06 awarded
Curry
D. Mass.Feb 19, 2025Massachusetts
Remanded

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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.