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
Adames
Santos Espada v. Cancel Lugo
Manno
Ryan Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
White
White
National Labor Relations Board v. Samuel Bent, LLC
Lebron-Torres
Gerard
Daley
Corrada-Betances
Cohen
Commercial Union Ins. v. North American Paper Co.
Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Members First Federal Credit Union, Louisville, Ky, Cross v. Members First Credit Union of Florida
Vlass
Posadas
Intercity Maintenance Co. v. Local 254, Service Employees International Union
Mauser
Edward S. Quirk Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Stein
FLRA
Mauser v. Raytheon Co. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees
Regional
Fiori
Lorenc
Snow
Puerto Rico Telephone Co. v. UNION INDEPENDIENTE DE EMPLEADOS TELEFONICOS
SIG Arms Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
Garcia
Emerito Estrada Rivera-Isuzu De P.R., Inc. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
Zimmerman
NATIONAL ASS'N OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES/INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS v. BUCI Television, Inc.
March
Trull
First Union Mortgage Corporation v. Galen J..
Almeida
Biogen, Inc. v. Berlex Laboratories, Inc.
Boston Medical Center v. Service Employees International Union, Local 285
Beaver Plant Operations, Inc. v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Hilda Rodriguez,plaintiffs v. Smithkline Beecham, Their Agents, Officers, Employees and Successors in Interest
John Dame v. First National Bank of Omaha, as Trustee of the United-A. G. Cooperative, Inc., Employees Retirement Plan United-A. G. Cooperative, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Independiente De La Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados De Puerto Rico
Carpenters Local Union No. 26 v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Chandler v. Raytheon Employees'
Rhode Island Laborers' Health & Welfare Fund Ex Rel. Trustees v. Philip Morris, Inc.
Teamsters Local Union No. 42 v. Supervalu, Inc.
Vlass
Ferris
SIG Arms v. Employers Ins. of Wausau
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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.