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
Palace Sprt Entrtnmt v. NLRB
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MSHA
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National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Insurance
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
Major
National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federated Logistics & Operations v. National Labor Relations Board
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
Titanium Metals Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board
Association of Administrative Law Judges v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. v. Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services
OAO Healthcare Solutions, Inc. v. National Alliance of Postal & Federal Employees
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Capital Area Council 26 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Lindsay
National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Fisher
Resort Nursing Home v. National Labor Relations Board
Titanium Metals Corp v. NLRB
United Services Automobile Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board
United Svc Auto Assn v. NLRB
Exxon Chemical Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
U.S. Steel v. National Labor Relations Board
Active Transportation Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Government Employees, Local 4036 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Adagio Investment Holding Ltd. v. Federal Deposit Insurance
Adam Barbour v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, United States of America, Intervenor
Adams
Loy
Bush
Thompson
Majestic Star Casino, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
WMATA
Pearson Education, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Railroad Passenger v. Transport Workers Union
Robinson-Smith
Humphrey
Stanford Hospital & Clinics v. National Labor Relations Board
Fabi Construction Co. v. Secretary of Labor
American Postal Workers Union v. National Labor Relations Board
Duane Reade Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Amer Pstl Wrkr Un v. NLRB
National Federation of Federal Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Communications Workers v. National Labor Relations Board
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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.