6,641 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1869–2026)
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.
Employers most frequently appearing in retaliation rulings.
This appeal involves an employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuit initiated by former employees of a hospital's Security Services Department. The trial court granted summary judgment to the hospital defendants on all claims, holding that plaintiff employees had failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination or retaliation. The employees appeal. We affirm.
racial discrimination and retaliation, Title VII, no causal connection between alleged protected activities and adverse action
R.C. 4113.52, whistleblower, Civ.R. 12(B)(6), failure to state a claim, motion to dismiss, wrongful discharge in violation of public policy
Trial court abused its discretion in denying motion for default on claim for breach of independent contractor agreement where plaintiff's complaint stated facts going to each element of his claim and defendant LLC failed to answer through licensed attorney. Default judgment was properly denied as to defamation claim because plaintiff's claim relied on self-republication doctrine which has not been adopted in Ohio.
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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.