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
National Ass'n of Government Employees, Inc. v. National Emergency Medical Services Ass'n
Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chipotle Mexican Grill
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 98 Health & Welfare Fund v. S & R Corp.
Eaton
Sanchez-Estrada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
United States ex rel. Leysock v. Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
Vander Luitgaren v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Gross
Napert
Maine Ass'n of Retirees v. Board of Trustees of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Adamson
Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers & Participating Employers v. Ray Haluch Gravel Co.
Union Independiente de Trabajadores de la Cerverceria India v. Cerveceria India, Inc.
EEOC v Fred Fuller Oil Co., et al.
Firenze
American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Diaz v. Jiten Hotel Management, Inc.
Bonneau
New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, Seiu v. Women & Infants Hospital
Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Research, Development & Technical Employees Union
Enos
Rivera-Melendez v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC
EEOC v. Windmill International
National Ass'n of Government Employees, Inc. v. National Emergency Medical Services Ass'n
Gross
Union de Tronquistas de Puerto Rico v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Union De Periodistas v. San Juan Star Co.
Manning v. Boston Medical Center Corp.
Yordán
Verizon New England, Inc. v. Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training
Genereux
Grapentine
Asociacion Puertoriquena de Duenos de Laboratorios Clinicos Privados, Inc. v. Humana Health Plans of Puerto Rico, Inc.
Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories v. MedImmune, LLC
Union Leader v. US Dept Homeland Sec.
Gatti
United States Ex Rel. Estate of Cunningham v. Millennium Laboratories of California, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.
American Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Local Union No. 7, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers
Ackell
Union de Periodistas de Artes Graficas y Ramas Anexas v. Telemundo de Puerto Rico, Inc.
1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East v. North Adams Regional Hospital
Colby
Liberty Bay Credit Union v. Open Solutions, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Solutia, Inc.
Campbell
Pure Barnyard v. Organic Laboratories, et al.
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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.