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 1,919 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), 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 1,919 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 1,893 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 305 summary-judgment rulings here, 200 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 105 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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Recent Rulings in the Fourth Circuit
Farmer
Debra Farmer v. Navy Federal Credit Union
NLRB v. Engineering Contractors, Inc.
In re Coventry Healthcare, Inc., Erisa Litigation
George Adams v. Anthony Padula
National Labor Relations Board v. Daycon Products Co.
Employer Teamsters-Local Nos. 175/505 Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
Pessoa Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Freeman
Adam Pugh v. John Ingram
Ashland Facility Operations, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Thompson Contracting, Grading, Paving, & Utilities, Inc.
U.S. Foodservice, Inc. v. Truck Drivers & Helpers Local Union No. 355 Health & Welfare Fund
Esther Lewis v. Navy Federal Credit Union
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Propak Logistics, Inc.
Larry McFarland v. Kimberly Runion
Randstad
Davis
Karen Davis v. Navy Federal Credit Union
Randstad
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. PBM Graphics Inc.
Gwyniece Hutchins v. U.S. Department of Labor
Steven Ivey v. Fair Labor Relations Authority
Gardner
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc.
Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. National Labor Relations Board
Adam
Abdou-Malik Adam v. Wells Fargo Bank
Intermet Corp. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Waugh Chapel South, LLC v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 27
Canada
Minor
Kathy Minor v. Bostwick Laboratories, Incorporated
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Great Steaks, Inc.
Dickenson-Russell Coal Co. v. International Union, United Mine Workers
Jarvis
Derek Jarvis v. Analytical Laboratory Services
Adam Ciralsky v. George Tenet
Pepper
Robinson
Chelsea Greene v. Department of Labor
McInnes
National Labor Relations Board v. White Oak Manor
George Wright v. Kimberly Runion
US Airways, Inc. v. US Airline Pilots Ass'n
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CTI Global Solutions, Inc.
Petway v. National Labor Relations Board
Adams
McCollum
Rudolph McCollum, Sr. v. Transport Workers Union
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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.