Employment Rulings in the First Circuit
The First Circuit covers the federal courts in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,014 published rulings we track here (1980–2026), 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 1,014 published rulings we track in the First 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 996 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 194 summary-judgment rulings here, 111 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 83 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
- Abbott Laboratories9
- United States Postal Service7
- Abbott Laboratories, Inc.7
- Raytheon Company7
- First Union National Bank7
- Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada5
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the First Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the First Circuit
Montoya
Gross
Whitaker
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc.
Tombeno
Farias
Merlini
Access Now, Inc. v. Otter Products, LLC
Ouadani
Quality Health Services of P.R., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Depianti v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.
Gustavesen
United States v. Burhoe
John Hancock Life Insurance Co. v. Abbott Laboratories
Union de Tronquistas de Puerto Rico, Local 901 v. Cadillac Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc.
Good Samaritan Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board
Acosta
Nimco Real Estate Associates, et al. v. Nadeau, et al.
Pan Am Railways, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
National Labor Relations Board v. Lily Transportation Corp.
Southcoast Hospitals Group v. NLRB
Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Healey
Walsh ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. W.B. Mason Co.
Gonzalez-Bermudez
United States ex rel. Cunningham v. Millennium Laboratories, Inc.
Angell
Boch Imports, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Painters & Allied Trades District Council 82 Health Care Fund v. Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Guadalupe-Baez
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 98 Health & Welfare Fund v. S&R Corp.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
American Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Local Union No. 7, International Ass'n of Bridge Workers
Union De Empleados De Muelles De Puerto Rico, Inc. v. International Longshoremen's Ass'n
Watchtower Bible Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Municipality of Aguada
United States ex rel. D'Agostino v. EV3, Inc.
Castañeda v. Souza
Travers v. Flight Services & Systems, Inc.
Marzuq v. Cadete Enterprises, Inc.
Bowen v. Elanes New Hampshire Holdings, LLC
Kreisberg ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Emerald Green Building Services, LLC
Singleton v. AT&T Mobility Services, LLC
Oliveira v. New Prime, Inc.
Kreisberg ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Emerald Green Building Services, LLC
Yadav
Ruggiero v. American United Life Insurance
Goulette
Sanchez-Estrada
National Labor Relations Board v. NSTAR Electric Co.
National Labor Relations Board v. Le Fort Enterprises, Inc.
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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.