Employment Rulings in the Fourth Circuit
The Fourth Circuit covers the federal courts in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 829 published rulings we track here (1976–2026), 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 829 published rulings we track in the Fourth 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 825 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 159 summary-judgment rulings here, 112 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 47 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.
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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Fourth Circuit
Desmond
Media General Operations, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Shepherd
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Baltimore County
Public Employees' Retirement Ass'n v. Deloitte & Touche LLP
Platone
Knox v. United States Department of Labor
Gorski
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.
Grose
Evergreen America Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Collum
Union Ins. Co. v. SOLEIL GROUP, INC.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. HQM of Bayside, LLC
Bartel
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union, Local 8-957
Equal Opportunity Commission v. Burlington Medical Supplies, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co.
Darveau
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Express Corp.
Simmons
SNE Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Dicksey
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. LA Weight Loss
Roberts
Philips
Okocha
Segrave Aviation, Inc. v. Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
Griffin
LB&B Associates, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Igwebuike
Amaram
Integrated Electrical Services v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc.
Abt Building Products Corporation v. National Union Fire Insurance Company Of Pittsburgh
Csicsmann
Brown
Greene
Schumann
International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology v. North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
National Labor Relations Board v. Alpha Associates
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Kanawha Insurance v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. LJAX, Inc.
James Larue v. Dewolff, Boberg & Associates, Incorporated Dewolff, Boberg & Associates, Incorporated, Employees' Savings Plan
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Koren
Singleton
National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky Tennessee Clay Co.
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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.