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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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
Osuna-Estrada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Express Corp.
Eeoc v. Fedex Corp
Local Joint Executive Board v. National Labor Relations Board
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local 586 v. National Labor Relations Board
Button
ABM Industries, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Daic
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Williams Controls, Inc.
Termine
Torstrup-Lanham
Aramark Facility Services v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1877
United Transportation Union v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company and Longview Switching Company
Lamantia
Washington State Nurses Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board
Wa State Nurses Assoc. v. NLRB
Hafer
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service
Murdock
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service
Krahn
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Harris Farms Inc.
Platt Electrical Supply, Inc. v. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
James
Hylinger
Jackson v. Attorney General of Nevada
Gibson
Grabinski
Local Joint Executive Board v. National Labor Relations Board
Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas v. NLRB
NLRB v. Friendly Cab Co.
United Steelworkers of America v. Retirement Income Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees of ASARCO, Inc.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Catholic Healthcare West
Neerdaels
Global Horizons, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Labor
Pittman
National Labor Relations Board v. United States Postal Service
Beck
Brown
Beck
American Federation of Government Employees Local 1 v. Stone
District Council No. 16 of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades, Glaziers, Architectural Metal & Glass Workers, Local 1621 v. B & B Glass, Inc.
Jarrett
Pantoja-Adame
Gilliam v. Nevada Power Co.
Gilliam
In Re Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wage and Hour Lit.
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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.