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
Mark C. Hawkins v. First Union Corporation Long-Term Disability Plan
Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 791
Greenier
Nathaniel Trull, Ppa David Trull and David Trull, Administrator of the Estate of Benjamin Trull v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. And Volkswagen, Ag
Brigham
Poland Spring Corporation v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Afl-Cio-Clc, Local 1445
Poland Spring Corp. v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1445
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers International Union, CLC v. Allied Textile Companies, PLC
Adams
Adams
Santos-Espada
Barthel
RTA Transit Services, Inc. v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 22
Heimmermann v. First Union Mortgage Corporation
Vazquez-Garcia
De Hoyos v. Bristol Laboratories Corp.
High Country Investor, Inc. v. McAdams, Inc.
Davis
Negron-Agosto
Haas Electric, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children v. National Labor Relations Board
Kittel v. First Union Mortgage Corporation
Spickler
Terradata, Inc. v. Budget Rent-A-Car International Inc.
Sullivan
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Employment & Training v. Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc. (In re Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc.)
QST
Toledo v. Puerto Rico Labor & Human Resources Dept.
Karen Lynn Bienkowski, David Eberle, Delia Ann Hoye and Edward McDonald v. Northeastern University
Greenier
D'AMICO
Paquin
National Labor Relations Board v. Goodless Bros. Electric Co.
Adams
Brigham
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Unión Independiente De La Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados
Green
Haines
Poland Spring Corp. v. Local 1445, United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Garcia
New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 v. Rhode Island Legal Services
Gough
DeNadai
Graphic Communications International Union v. Quebecor Printing Providence, Inc.
Unidad Laboral De Enfermeras(OS) Y Empleados De La Salud (ULEES) v. Hospital De Damas, Inc.
Briones
Celia G. Zimmerman v. Direct Federal Credit Union and David Breslin
Brawn
Hospital Del Maestro v. National Labor Relations Board
Boston Medical Center v. Service Employees International Union, Local 285
Showing 851–900 of 1,014 rulings · Page 18 of 21
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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.