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 1,784 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 1,784 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 1,750 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 174 summary-judgment rulings here, 108 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 66 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 Ninth Circuit
Seiu, United Healthcare Workers-West v. National Labor Relations Board
Western Group Nurseries, Inc. v. Estate of Adams
Western Group Nurseries, Inc. v. Estate of Adams
In Re Wells Fargo Home Mortg. Overtime Pay Lit.
Ramirez-Posada
John Doe v. Abbott Labortories
Nelson v. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Nelson v. Nasa
Ayala-Quezada
Labor/Community Strategy Center v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
labor/community
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Apparel, Inc.
Weaver
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 21 v. National Labor Relations Board
Cyntegra, Inc. v. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Laborers International Union of North America, Local 872 v. National Labor Relations Board
Laborers International Union of North America, Local 872 v. National Labor Relations Board
Cyntegra, Inc. v. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
NORELLI
Ollier
Estrada
Hamma
Ramirez
Ramirez
Freund
Freund
Virginia Mason Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board
Lapeter
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Express Corp.
Eeoc v. Fedex Corp
Virginia Mason v. NLRB
Ahlmeyer
Ahlmeyer
Mundi
Kroll
Bailey
National Labor Relations Board v. ATC, LLC
Halloum
Halloum
Lapeter 1985 Living Trust v. Canada Life Insurance Co. of America
Unionamerica Insurance v. Fort Miller Group, Inc.
Federal Insurance Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber Manufacturing Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Shell Oil Co.
Walker
Aftra, San Diego Local v. National Labor Relations Board
Teamsters Union Local 287 v. National Labor Relations Board
Wicker
DeLew
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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.