Employment Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
The Ninth Circuit covers the federal courts in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 5,351 published rulings we track here (1967–2026), 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 5,351 published rulings we track in the Ninth 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 5,218 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 639 summary-judgment rulings here, 379 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 259 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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
- Union Pacific Railroad Company42
- United States Postal Service17
- Abbott Laboratories15
- United Parcel Service, Inc.14
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.14
- Wexford of Indiana, LLC14
States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 1547 v. National Labor Relations Board
Garber
Sipes
Aaron Abada, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a California Corporation
Termine
Gantenbein
Hewitt
Rex L. Bothell v. Phase Metrics, Inc.
Carol Adams v. Synthes Spine Company, Lp
Heller
Roberto Hernandez Miranda v. Clark County, Nevada Morgan Harris Thomas Rigsby
Domingo Alexander v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Triple a MacHine Shop, Inc.
Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Bremerton Metal Trades Council, Afl-Cio
Suzuki Motor Corporation and American Suzuki Motor Corporation v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc., a Non-Profit New York Corporation
Dyan A. Truesdell v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group, a Partnership and the Hospital and Service Employees International Union, Local 399
Adamson
Postmus
Ostby
Calstar LLC v. First Union National Bank
Erwin
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Solorzano-Ahumada
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. California Workers Compensation Appeals Board
Chao
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Ex Rel. Darryl Richardson v. U.S. West Communications, Inc., a Colorado Corporation
Helm
Zimpfer
Elizabeth
National Labor Relations Board v. Flat Dog Productions
Guerrera
Union Pacific Railroad v. Coast Packing Co.
Watada
Watada
Webb
Las Vegas Sands, Inc. v. Culinary Workers' Local Union 226
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Micron Technology, Inc.
Thomas
Edward Almada, Husband Mary Almada, Wife v. Allstate Insurance Company, a Foreign Corp.
United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1036 v. National Labor Relations Board
United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1036 v. National Labor Relations Board
Gardner v. State Bar Of Nevada
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Joseph R. Scamihorn, Jr. v. General Truck Drivers, Office, Food and Warehouse Union, Local 952 Albertson's, Inc.
Walker
Parker Johnston v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Matson Terminals, Inc., Self-Insured Employer
Sheldon
Green
Adams
Adams
Alfred Branco Edward Branco Steven Branco v. Ufcw-Northern California Employers Joint Pension Plan
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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.