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 5,280 published rulings we track here (1961–2026), 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 5,280 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 5,057 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 870 summary-judgment rulings here, 553 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 317 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.
Top Claim Types
Top Employers
- New York State Department of Labor39
- New York City Department of Education21
- United States Postal Service19
- The City of New York17
- New York City Transit Authority14
- Government Employees Insurance Company13
States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Second Circuit
Commission v. Local 638 ... Local 28 of Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n
Volberg
Basil Cook Enterprises, Inc. v. St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 40
Cuomo
D'AGOSTINO
New York v. Peter & John's Pump House, Inc.
McCarthy
Greene
Susan Baba v. Warren Management Consultants, Inc., N.Y. State Division of Human Rights, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dittmann
Gonzalez
Townsend
Harris
Marshall
Kirshner
EEOC v. Regency Architectural Metals Corp.
Gray
Bloomquist
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Buffalo Broadcasting Co.
Goodwin
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Johnson & Higgins, Inc.
NLRB v. Human Development Ass'n
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Applicant-Appellee v. Superior Temporary Services, Inc.
Yerdon
NLRB v. Thalbo Corp
Harker
Long
Bradigan
Asbestos Workers Syracuse Pension Fund Ex Rel. Collins v. M.G. Industrial Insulation Co.
Craft
Fairbairn
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ethan Allen, Inc., and Ethan Allen Furniture Orleans Division
Schiff
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 40, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers
Curtis
NLRB v. Construction Labor
Jackson v. Lyons Falls Pulp & Paper, Inc.
United Electrical Co. v. NLRB
United Electrical v. NLRB
NLRB v. International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators
Hess
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. A. Sam & Sons Produce Co.
NLRB v. American Medical Waste Systems, Inc
NLRB v. Pratt & Whitney
NLRB v. A.P.R.A. Fuel Oil Buyers Group, Inc
NLRB v. Palace Performing Arts Center, Inc
Bowman
McGuigan
Bartz
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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.