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
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Ninth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Maricopa County
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Maricopa County
Elvik
Velikanov
In re First American Corp. Erisa Litigation
Opal Harger v. Department of Labor
Chudner
Nelson v. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Nelson v. Nasa
Frontline Medical Associates, Inc. v. Coventry Healthcare Workers Compensation, Inc.
Ayala-Quezada
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aaron Bros.
National Labor Relations Board v. JLL Restaurant, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. JLL Restaurant, Inc.
Labor/Community Strategy Center v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
labor/community
Howard S. Wright Construction Co. v. Laborers International Union of North America, Local Union No. 169
Howard S. Wright Construction Co. v. Laborers International Union of North America, Local Union No. 169
Reese
Reese
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Apparel, Inc.
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Apparel, Inc.
Weaver
Weaver
In Re Touch America Holdings Inc. Erisa Litigation
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.
Aaron McKnight v. Adam Torres
International Brothe v. NLRB
Chudacoff
LaPeter
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
NORELLI
Houston v. Governing Board of the Encinitas Union School District
Houston v. Governing Board of the Encinitas Union School District
Adams
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. National Labor Relations Board
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. National Labor Relations Board
Ollier
Irvin
Irvin
Estrada
Alexander Manufacturing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust v. Illinois Union Insurance
Dillingham Ship Repair v. United States Department of Labor
Dillingham Ship Repair v. United States Department of Labor
Iuic
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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.