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
Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Unión Independiente De La Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados
Green
New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 v. Rhode Island Legal Services
Unidad Laboral De Enfermeras(OS) Y Empleados De La Salud (ULEES) v. Hospital De Damas, Inc.
Celia G. Zimmerman v. Direct Federal Credit Union and David Breslin
Adames
Ryan Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
White
Corrada-Betances
Commercial Union Ins. v. North American Paper Co.
Vlass
FLRA
Regional
Snow
Puerto Rico Telephone Co. v. UNION INDEPENDIENTE DE EMPLEADOS TELEFONICOS
Garcia
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.
Carpenters Local Union No. 26 v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Rhode Island Laborers' Health & Welfare Fund Ex Rel. Trustees v. Philip Morris, Inc.
Teamsters Local Union No. 42 v. Supervalu, Inc.
Vlass
Ferris
National Labor Relations Board v. Hospital San Pablo, Inc.
Wanda Negron-Rivera v. Angel L. Rivera-Claudio, Maderas Tratadas, Inc.
Choi
Edward Street Daycare Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Martin
Susan M. ROSENBERG, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC. and John Wyllys, Defendants, Appellants
Reich
Uia
Wallace Int'l v. NLRB
Local 254 v. NLRB
Leo VARTANIAN, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. MONSANTO COMPANY, Et Al., Defendants—Appellees
McGaw of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Reich
NLRB v. Goodless Brothers
NLRB v. Goodless Brothers
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Amego, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Astra USA, Inc.
Providence Hospital v. NLRB
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald E. GREEN, Law Offices, Defendant-Appellee
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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.