Pennsylvania State Police
11 distinct federal employment cases from public court records (1986–2026)
18 trusted published court opinions analyzed; 11 map to 11 distinct cases
What public court records show
Public federal court records list Pennsylvania State Police as an employer in 11 distinct federal employment cases between 1986 and 2026.
Of the 18 trusted published opinions analyzed, the most common outcomes were: 10 ended in a ruling for the employer, 3 ended in a ruling for the worker, 3 had a mixed result, and 1 were dismissed.
Plaintiffs won 3 of 17 adjudicated opinions (18%).
The most common claims on record were Breach Of Contract, Retaliation, and Discrimination.
Cases were filed across 1 state (PA).
These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.
Written decisions across 11 distinct cases.
3 of 17 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.
Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.
Jurisdictions represented in the analyzed opinions.
About this employer
Pennsylvania State Police appears in 18 trusted published federal employment opinions. Recent written decisions on record:
J. Spallone v. PSP (2026) — Dismissed. The Spallones filed a retaliation lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Police, claiming they were punished for reporting wrongdoing (whistleblowing). They sought damages for the harm they experienced as a result of speaking up. Read the ruling.
Pennsylvania State Troopers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (2012) — Defendant Win. This case involved a dispute between the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association (the union representing state police officers) and the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board over employment matters with the state police department. Read the ruling.
Pennsylvania State Police v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (2006) — Plaintiff Win. Read the ruling.
The published opinions primarily involve Breach of Contract (6 of 18), Retaliation (3 of 18), Discrimination (3 of 18). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Breach of Contract, Retaliation and Discrimination.
Published opinions span Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. Pennsylvania rulings.
These published opinions sit within the public sector, where due-process protections, First Amendment retaliation, and union-related (NLRA / state PERB) claims apply.
Opinion Outcomes
Opinion Stages
18 analyzed opinions have a classified procedural stage.
What do these stages mean?
- Appeal
- A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
- Motion to dismiss
- An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
- Trial verdict
- A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.
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What these numbers mean
A case is one lawsuit, identified by its court and docket number. The docket is the running court record for that same case — it is not an extra case.
A published opinion or ruling is a written court decision. One case can produce several opinions, so opinion counts and case counts answer different questions. Only trusted, reportable opinions are used in the outcome statistics on this page.
Docket entries are the individual filings inside a case — motions, orders, scheduling notices. We read them to confirm a case is real and to see where it got to, but an entry is never counted as a case or as an outcome. A single case can generate hundreds of entries.
Far fewer opinions than cases is normal. Many employment cases settle privately or close without a published opinion. No opinion here does not mean the worker lost; it means this public record does not show a reportable result.
Everything on this page comes from public federal court records. Where we are not confident a record is accurate, we leave it out rather than guess.
Federal court cases
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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 presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.