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 1,408 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.
Of the 1,408 published rulings we track in the D.C. Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,403 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 200 summary-judgment rulings here, 102 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 98 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.
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Thrifty Payless, Inc. v. NLRB
T-Mobile USA, Inc. v. NLRB
McNeil v. International Business MacHines Corp.
Covington v. Fmc & Associates, LLC
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. EPA
Xcel Protective Services, Inc. v. NLRB
Riverdale Mills Corporation v. Secretary of Labor
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
Longmont United Hospital v. NLRB
Alexander Bastani v. American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
Hockaday
Secretary of Labor v. Westfall Aggregate & Materials, Inc. (AMENDED OPINION)
Hudson
Eugene Hudson v. American Federation of Government Employees
Logmet, LLC v. NLRB
Kent Allen, Jr. v. Adam Mosseri
Trustees of the Iam National Pension Fund v. M & K Employee Solutions, LLC
American Civil Liberties Union v. Central Intelligence Agency
Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees
Doe 1 v. American Federation of Government Employees
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. George Washington University
Sanitary Truck Drivers v. NLRB
Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Hillman
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada v. Gemma Power Systems, LLC
Adams
Temple University Hospital v. NLRB
NBCUniversal Media, LLC v. NLRB
Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Bastani
Fast Food Workers Committee v. NLRB
Hudson
Wendt Corporation v. NLRB
Trustees of the Iam National Pension Fund v. M & K Employee Solutions, LLC
Felts v. Ark Potomac Corporation
Portillo v. Smith Commons Dc, LLC
Smith v. Wright
New York Paving, Inc. v. NLRB
Keister v. American Association of Retired Persons, Inc
Holodnak v. Service Employees International Union
GADecatur SNF LLC v. NLRB
Stephens v. Mnuchin
Harris v. Medical Transportation Management, Inc.
Long v. Motion Picture Association of America
Andueza v. Wilkinson
Denson v. Dc Restaurant Holdings, Inc.
Skrynnikov v. Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
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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.