Employment Rulings in the D.C. Circuit
The D.C. Circuit covers the federal courts in the District of Columbia. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 720 published rulings we track here (1978–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
How These Rulings Ended
Of the 720 published rulings we track in the D.C. Circuit.
What Happens at Each Stage
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 719 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Of the 102 summary-judgment rulings here, 61 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 41 let the worker’s claims continue.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
Top Claim Types
Top Employers
- United States Postal Service15
- American Federation of Government Employees12
- U.S. Department of Labor11
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority9
- District of Columbia Public Schools5
- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations5
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the D.C. Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the D.C. Circuit
Khan v. Ibr, Inc.
Cbre, Inc. v. Marine
Ronda L. Davis v. DC
Ronaldson v. National Association of Home Builders
McCoy v. Yelp Inc.
Djabatey v. Cogar Group, Ltd
Jefferson v. Science Applications International Corporation
Ward v. Booz Allen Hamilton
Preferred Building Services, Inc. v. NLRB
Egei v. Universal Protection Service, LLC
Abney v. Solidarity Center
Walker v. New Venture Fund
Samai v. Mayorkas
Vanech v. Chavez-Deremer
Regis v. Mayorkas
Hawkins v. Whole Foods Market Inc.
Kancharla v. Federal National Mortgage Association
Graves-Buckingham v. Mayorkas
Betts v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Williams v. Dc Housing Authority Police Department
Sobot v. Clean the World Foundation Inc.
Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Moseley v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Lang v. District of Columbia
Kalipeni v. Family Values at Work
Brown v. Alphasense, Inc.
Hobson v. Green Finance Authority
Smith v. Camden Development Inc.
Anderson v. Bdo USA, P.C.
Jeter v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hale v. Ymca of Metropolitan Washington
Anderson v. Bdo USA, P.C.
Farah Naz v. Chris Wright
Johnson v. Bow Wave LLC
Koudoukara v. Embassy of Mali
Mallon v. Collins
Murphy v. Meink
Teran-Sanchez v. Stream Realty Partners
Vermont Information Processing, Inc. v. NLRB
Pearson v. Caci
Vanison v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Dehaarte v. District of Columbia
Jackson v. Bessent
Earle v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Earle v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Evans v. Individual Advocacy Group, Inc
Tabaee v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Searcy v. Vilsack
Donner v. Fox News Network, LLC
Lucas v. Casillas Guzman
Showing 1–50 of 720 rulings · Page 1 of 15
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These figures summarize publicly available published court opinions only. Published opinions over-represent summary-judgment rulings (decisions made without a trial) and appeals, because those are the stages where judges most often write formal opinions. Most workplace disputes settle privately and never appear here at all. A ruling’s outcome reflects many case-specific factors and is not a prediction for any other situation. Read more about how we source and classify rulings.
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 outcomes and case stages is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.