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
Ass'n of Civilian Technicians v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
AJP Construction, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Albrecht v. Committee on Employee Benefits of the Federal Reserve Employee Benefits System
Waremart Foods v. National Labor Relations Board
Venetian Casino Resort v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Association of Civilian Technicians v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
National Community Reinvestment Coalition v. National Credit Union Administration
Lakeland Bus Lines, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Shamrock Foods Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Amtrak
Loy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. District of Columbia Public Schools
Community Hospitals v. National Labor Relations Board
Ark Las Vegas Restaurant Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Precision Concrete v. National Labor Relations Board
Precision Concrete v. National Labor Relations Board
Secretary of Labor, Mine Safety & Health Administration v. Excel Mining, LLC
BPH Co Inc v. NLRB
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. District of Columbia Public Schools
BPH & Co. Ex Rel. HEPC Palmas, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Aotop, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Fuller, Therese C. v. Amer Fed Labor/Cong.
Phoenix Transit System v. National Labor Relations Board
National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
UAW-Labor Employment & Training Corp. v. Chao
Stanford Hospital & Clinics v. National Labor Relations Board
Casino Ready Mix, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
Rumsfeld
MJP Construction Co. v. Secretary of Labor
Regal Cinemas, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Beverly Hlth Rehab v. NLRB
New York New York, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Snt Gobain Indust v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board v. St. Barnabas Hospital
Neil Laboratories, Inc. v. Ashcroft
A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. v. Secretary of Labor
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 147 v. National Labor Relations Board
Intl Un Oprt Eng147 v. NLRB
At Systems West, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Brockton Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
Seattle Opera v. National Labor Relations Board
Corporate Express Delivery Systems v. National Labor Relations Board
Corp Exprs Delivery v. NLRB
Patent Office Professional Ass'n v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
American Federation of Government Employees v. United States
Association of Civilian Technicians, Inc. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
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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.