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
Rederford v. US Airways, Inc.
Fortuño
McBride
City of New York v. Abbott Laboratories
Adams
Colon-Fontanez v. Municipality of San Juan
Lopez-Machin v. Indupro
Graham
Hall
Kirkman v. EXPLORICA, INC.
Arkansas Public Employees v. GT Solar
PLUMBERS'UNION
Stiles
Adams
Globe Newspaper Co. v. International Ass'n of MacHinists
Fortuño
Cornock
Comock
Colby
Reyes v. Goya of Puerto Rico, Inc.
DesRoches
Guadalupe-Delgado
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. DCP Midstream, L.P.
Eeoc v. Dcp Midstream, Lp
Guadalupe-Delgado
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. DCP Midstream, L.P.
Eeoc v. Dcp Medstream, Lp
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. DCP Midstream, L.P.
Eeoc v. Dcp Midstream, Lp
Lubf.
Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Globe Newspaper Co.
Northeastern Land Services, Ltd. v. National Labor Relations Board
Asociación De Empleados v. Union Internacional
Wagenmaker
Nadal-Ginard
Pan American Grain Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Colby
Sampson
Gastronomical Workers Union Local 610 v. La Mallorquina, Inc.
Massachusetts v. Mylan Laboratories
Reyes Guadalupe v. Casas Criollas
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing Energy Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. U.S. Tsubaki, Inc.
National Union Fire Insurance v. West Lake Academy
United States ex rel. Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
In re Boston Scientific Corp. Erisa Litigation
Curtis
New Fed Mortgage Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance
American Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Local Union No. 7, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers
Southern Union Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Adams
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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.