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
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Scolari Warehouse Markets, Inc.
Willie
Ioane John Opeta v. Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Contract Employees
Oregon-Washington Carpenters-Employers Pension Trust Fund v. BQC Construction, Inc. Hardware Service
Kidman
East Bay Automotive Council v. National Labor Relations Board
Ray
United Steel Workers v. NLRB
Employee Painters' Trust v. Ethan Enterprises, Inc.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hometown Buffet, Inc.
Weiss
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Home Furnishings, Inc.
Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 v. Newmont Mining Corp.
Adams
National Association of Agriculture Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Customs and Border Protection, Intervenor
National Association of Agriculture Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
BNY Midwest Trust Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Heller
Morelewicz
Helix Electric Inc. v. Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
R. Williams Construction Company v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor
Germann
Principi
American Federation Of Government Employees, Afl-Cio Local 2152 v. Principi
Hays
Healthcare Employees Union, Local 399 v. National Labor Relations Board
Healthcare Employees Union, Local 399 v. National Labor Relations Board
Evans
Amerco v. National Labor Relations Board
Amerco
Jose Enrique Alberni v. E.K. McDaniel Frankie Sue Del Papa State of Nevada
Axis-Shield
Icwuc
National Union Fire Insurance v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers International Union, Local 37 v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Alamo Rent-A-Car LLC
Badalyan
International Chemical Workers Union Council of United Food & Commercial Workers International v. National Labor Relations Board
International Chemical Workers Union Council of the United Food & Commercial Workers International and Its Local 1c v. National Labor Relations Board
Icwuc
Standard Concrete Products Inc. v. General Truck Drivers Union Local 952
Estrada Suchite v. Gonzales
Healthcare Employees Union v. National Labor Relations Board
Healthcare Employees Union, Local 399 v. National Labor Relations Board
Denny
Cornwell
Brian Dias William Mason, Sr. v. Jose Elique Michael Murray University and Community College System of Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Manuel Mora, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California
Mora
LGS Architects, Inc. v. Concordia Homes of Nevada
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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.