Employment Rulings in the Second Circuit
The Second Circuit covers the federal courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 2,131 published rulings we track here (1964–2026), 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 2,131 published rulings we track in the Second 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 2,067 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 419 summary-judgment rulings here, 265 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 153 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
- New York State Department of Labor26
- United States Postal Service10
- New York City Transit Authority10
- International Business Machines Corporation8
- General Electric Company7
- New York University7
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Second Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Second Circuit
Dolce v. Connetquot Cent. Sch. Dist.
Mehrotra v. U.S. Dep't of Lab.
Rosenthal v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
Raymond v. 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund
Bergin v. N.Y. State Unified Court System
1199 Seiu
Peña Garcia v. Department of Labor
Mar-Can Transp. Co. v. Loc. 854 Pension Fund
Haran v. Orange Business Services, Inc.
Barrett
Spruill
Pizarro
Padmore
Chacha
Kim
Li
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America and its Local 897
Feuer
Marrazzo
Rodriguez
Kloth-Zanard
Mizzero
Teoh
Freckleton
The Annuity, Welfare and Apprenticeship Skill Improvement & Safety Funds of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 15, 15A, 15C & 15D, AFL-CIO v. J&A Concrete Corp.
Hernandez
Bonkoungou
Trustees of the North Atlantic States Carpenters Health, Pension, Annuity, Apprenticeship, and Labor Management Cooperation Funds v. Icon Construction Group Inc
Guerrero
Johnson v. U-Haul Company of New York and Vermont, Inc.
Su
Kilkenny, as Trustees of the Construction Council Local 175 Annuity Fund v. Manco Enterprises, Inc.
Bryant
Williams v. Harry's Nurses Registry, Inc.
Maresca
McCarthy
Macalou
Fisher
Stavola
Park
Logan
Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund v. Alite Flooring, LLC
Yehudah
Moretti
Stembridge
Smith v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Gonzalez
Nokaj
Pastuizaca
Faith
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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.