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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 (19732026), 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.

Defendant Win
711 (49%)
Mixed Result
267 (18%)
Plaintiff Win
195 (13%)
Dismissed
147 (10%)
Remanded
128 (9%)
Settlement
5 (0%)

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.

Appeal
848 (59%)

A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.

Summary judgment
196 (14%)

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.

Motion to dismiss
357 (25%)

An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Trial verdict
5 (0%)

A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.

Settlement / consent decree
2 (0%)

The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.

Default judgment
29 (2%)

A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.

Other rulings
10 (1%)

Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.

States in This Circuit

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Recent Rulings in the D.C. Circuit

Trustees of the Iam National Pension Fund v. M & K Employee Solutions, LLC

Apr 20, 2021D.D.C.Mixed Result

Communications Workers of America v. NLRB

Apr 16, 2021D.C. CircuitRemanded

Judd

Apr 14, 2021D.D.C.Dismissed

The American Bottling Company v. NLRB

Apr 13, 2021D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

St. James Medical Group v. NLRB

Apr 6, 2021D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

RadNet Management, Inc. v. NLRB

Apr 2, 2021D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

Secretary of Labor v. Knight Hawk Coal, LLC

Mar 26, 2021D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

American Security Programs, Inc. v. NLRB

Mar 19, 2021D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

PCC Structurals, Inc. v. NLRB

Mar 16, 2021D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

American Train Dispatchers Association v. National Railway Labor Conference

Mar 9, 2021D.D.C.Defendant Win

United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 400 v. NLRB

Mar 5, 2021D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

International Union, United Mine Workers of America v. Consol Energy Inc

Dec 1, 2020D.D.C.Mixed Result

Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. v. Secretary of Labor

Dec 1, 2020D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

Lawrence

Nov 23, 2020D.D.C.Defendant Win

Bob's Tire Co., Inc. v. NLRB

Nov 20, 2020D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

Adams

Nov 16, 2020D.D.C.Dismissed

American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Service Impasses Panel

Nov 16, 2020D.D.C.Dismissed

Wyman Gordon Pennsylvania, LLC v. NLRB

Nov 13, 2020D.C. CircuitRemanded

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. George Washington University

Nov 5, 2020D.D.C.Mixed Result

Fraternal Order of Police, Metropolitan Police Department Labor Committee, D.C. Police Union v. District of Columbia

Nov 4, 2020D.D.C.Defendant Win

Davidson Hotel Company, LLC v. NLRB

Oct 23, 2020D.C. CircuitRemanded

Carpenters Labor-Management Pension Fund v. Buffalo Veneer & Plywood Company, Inc.

Oct 8, 2020D.D.C.Plaintiff Win

Adams

Oct 8, 2020D.D.C.Defendant Win

Napleton 1050, Inc. v. NLRB

Oct 6, 2020D.C. CircuitMixed Result

Hillman

Sep 28, 2020D.D.C.Dismissed

Judd

Sep 23, 2020D.D.C.Dismissed

Duquesne University v. NLRB (SLIP OPINION FORMAT)

Sep 17, 2020D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

Adams

Sep 9, 2020D.D.C.Plaintiff Win

Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Sep 2, 2020D.D.C.Plaintiff Win

Conejo

Aug 24, 2020D.D.C.Dismissed

International Longshore & Warehouse Union v. NLRB

Aug 21, 2020D.C. CircuitMixed Result

Bell v. East River Family Strengthening Collaborative, Inc.

Aug 11, 2020D.D.C.Defendant Win

Pacific Maritime Association v. NLRB

Aug 4, 2020D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

FLRA

Jul 31, 2020D.C. CircuitRemanded

Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees

Jul 28, 2020D.D.C.Defendant Win

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Adam B. Schiff

Jul 27, 2020D.D.C.Defendant Win

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. v. NLRB

Jul 24, 2020D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

Adams

Jul 13, 2020D.D.C.Dismissed

Service Employees International Union National Industry Pension Fund v. Tan Facility Maintenance, Inc.

Jul 10, 2020D.D.C.Plaintiff Win

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations v. National Labor Relations Board

Jul 1, 2020D.D.C.Mixed Result

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. George Washington University

Jun 26, 2020D.D.C.Remanded

Circus Circus Casinos, Inc. v. NLRB

Jun 12, 2020D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

FLRA

Jun 12, 2020D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

FLRA

Jun 9, 2020D.C. CircuitRemanded

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations v. National Labor Relations Board

Jun 7, 2020D.D.C.Plaintiff Win

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations v. National Labor Relations Board

Jun 7, 2020D.D.C.Plaintiff Win

Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees

Jun 5, 2020D.D.C.Dismissed

International Union, United Mine Workers of America v. Consol Energy Inc

Jun 4, 2020D.D.C.Mixed Result

Kiewit Power Constructors Co. v. Secretary of Labor

May 15, 2020D.C. CircuitDefendant Win

Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees

May 14, 2020D.D.C.Dismissed

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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.