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 367 published rulings we track here (1983–2026), 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 367 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 361 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 72 summary-judgment rulings here, 48 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 24 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
- United States Postal Service4
- Raytheon Company4
- DCP Midstream, L.P.4
- The Wheatleigh Corporation3
- Abbott Laboratories, Inc.3
- Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada3
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the First Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the First Circuit
Allstate
Flowers
Montoya
Whitaker
Tombeno
Garcia-Garcia v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Merlini
Ouadani
Quality Health Services of P.R., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Depianti v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.
Union de Tronquistas de Puerto Rico, Local 901 v. Cadillac Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc.
Pan Am Railways, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Walsh ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. W.B. Mason Co.
Angell
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 98 Health & Welfare Fund v. S&R Corp.
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
Travers v. Flight Services & Systems, Inc.
Bowen v. Elanes New Hampshire Holdings, LLC
Singleton v. AT&T Mobility Services, LLC
Kreisberg ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Emerald Green Building Services, LLC
Goulette
National Labor Relations Board v. NSTAR Electric Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
Adamson
Union Independiente de Trabajadores de la Cerverceria India v. Cerveceria India, Inc.
EEOC v Fred Fuller Oil Co., et al.
Diaz v. Jiten Hotel Management, Inc.
New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, Seiu v. Women & Infants Hospital
Enos
Rivera-Melendez v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC
EEOC v. Windmill International
Gross
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.
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
National Labor Relations Board v. Solutia, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 251
United States ex rel. Estate of Cunningham v. Millennium Laboratories
Hines
National Labor Relations Board v. United States Postal Service
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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.