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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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Fourth Circuit
Integrated Electrical Services v. National Labor Relations Board
Boyd and Stevenson Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor and Irene Slone
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union, Local 8-957
National Labor Relations Board v. Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc.
Grose
Abt Building Products Corporation v. National Union Fire Insurance Company Of Pittsburgh
ABT Building Products Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance
O'Shea
O'Shea
Laurel Baye Healthcare of Lake Lanier, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Csicsmann
Hickman
Leake
Brown
Adams
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Local 2, Office Professional Employees International Union, Afl-Cio and Clc
Muhammad
Greene
Schumann
Ashley
Belfiore
International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology v. North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
U.S. Department of Labor v. Wolf Run Mining Co.
National Labor Relations Board v. Alpha Associates
Amos
Amos
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Hoyle
Consolidation Coal Company v. Billy D. Williams Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Kanawha Insurance v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. LJAX, Inc.
United States Department of Labor, and United Mine Workers of America, Intervenor/plaintiff-Appellee v. Wolf Run Mining Company, Incorporated
Robinson
James Larue v. Dewolff, Boberg & Associates, Incorporated Dewolff, Boberg & Associates, Incorporated, Employees' Savings Plan
Mann
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Koren
Singleton
Taylor
National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky Tennessee Clay Co.
Adams
Hemphill
Meyer
Adams
Payne
Jadali
Jadali
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Transportation-Communications International Union
Trace
Abovenet
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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.