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 1,453 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), 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 1,453 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 1,447 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 196 summary-judgment rulings here, 102 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 94 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
- American Federation of Government Employees34
- United States Postal Service27
- U.S. Department of Labor21
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority16
- Navy Federal Credit Union12
- National Labor Relations Board11
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the D.C. Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the D.C. Circuit
Priests for Life v. United States Department of Health and Human Services
FLRA
Robinson v. Cas 4000 Kansas LLC
Lockhart v. Coastal International Security, Inc.
Wise v. Ferriero
Kwaku Attakora v. District of Columbia
White v. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Ashraf-Hassan v. Embassy of France in United States
Gilardi v. United States Department of Health & Human Services
Jackson v. Teamsters Local Union 922
Vahey v. General Motors Company
Hileman
Powell
Haines
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Local 2, Office and Professional Employees Int'l Union, Afl-Cio
Dimondstein
Afram
Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ v. Diversified Services Group, Inc.
Adams
Hollie
Millard Refrigerated Services, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Tenneco Automotive, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Government Employees v. Secretary of the Air Force
Flores
Flores
National Ass'n of Manufacturers v. National Labor Relations Board
Daisy Construction Co. v. Secretary of Labor
Service Employees International Union National Industry Pension Fund v. University Mound Old Ladies Home
Flagstaff Medical Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Artharee
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. National Labor Relations Board
Oak Grove Resources, LLC v. Secretary of Labor
Afram
Excel Mining, LLC v. Department of Labor
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Local 3669 v. Shinseki
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Canning v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.
Avista Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
PBGC
Mylan Laboratories Limited v. Food and Drug Administration
Green
Ampersand Publishing, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' Int'l Ass'n of the U.S. & Canada, AFL-CIO v. Pullman Shared Sys. Tech., Inc.
Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association of the United States & Canada, Afl-Cio v. Pullman Shared Systems Technology, Inc.
Medco Health Solutions of Las Vegas, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Mathew Enterprise, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Tiffer
KLB Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Davis
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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.