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
Ajisafe v. Government of the District of Columbia
Juselis
Lemu v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company
Parada Orellana v. Hann's Harvard, Inc.
Pressley v. Management Support Technology, Inc.
Reddish v. Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
Kideckel
Zaid v. Executive Office of the President
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Camden Development, Inc.
American Federation of Government Employees v. U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Security Assurance Management, Inc.
Adams
Employee 1 v. Barbara Bazron
NLRB v. Rafael Ortiz
NLRB v. Governed United Security Professionals
An opinion was released in case 23-1281, VTCU Corp. v. NLRB
Sanders
An opinion was released in case 23-1237, Acumen Capital Partners, LLC v. NLRB
Metrohealth Inc. v. NLRB
Vhs Acquisition Subsidiary Number 7, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Cat-El
The Healing Healthcare 3, Inc. v. NLRB
Vhs Acquisition Subsidiary Number 7, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Vhs Acquisition Subsidiary Number 7, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
NLRB v. Omni Excavators, Inc. (JUDGMENT ENFORCING AN ORDER)
Absolute Healthcare v. NLRB
WMATA
CP Anchorage Hotel 2, LLC v. NLRB
Starbucks Corporation v. NLRB
Cadillac of Naperville, Inc. v. NLRB
American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc. v. NLRB
Thrifty Payless, Inc. v. NLRB
T-Mobile USA, Inc. v. NLRB
McNeil v. International Business MacHines Corp.
Covington v. Fmc & Associates, LLC
Xcel Protective Services, Inc. v. NLRB
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada v. Gemma Power Systems, LLC
Hudson
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC v. Secretary of Labor
Alexander Bastani v. American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
Hockaday
Secretary of Labor v. Westfall Aggregate & Materials, Inc. (AMENDED OPINION)
Eugene Hudson v. American Federation of Government Employees
Hillman
Adams
Bastani
Fast Food Workers Committee v. NLRB
Hudson
Smith v. Wright
New York Paving, Inc. v. NLRB
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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.