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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.

Defendant Win
710 (33%)
Plaintiff Win
533 (25%)
Settlement
372 (17%)
Dismissed
239 (11%)
Mixed Result
203 (10%)
Remanded
74 (3%)

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.

Appeal
403 (19%)

A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.

Summary judgment
419 (20%)

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.

Motion to dismiss
591 (29%)

An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Trial verdict
79 (4%)

A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.

Settlement / consent decree
376 (18%)

The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.

Default judgment
170 (8%)

A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.

Other rulings
29 (1%)

Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.

States in This Circuit

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Recent Rulings in the Second Circuit

Puma

Sep 8, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

The Annuity, Welfare and Apprenticeship Skill Improvement & Safety Funds of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 15, 15A, 15C & 15D, AFL-CIO v. Glassmar Steel Erectors, Inc.

Sep 3, 2021E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Atsas

Sep 2, 2021E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

The Annuity, Welfare and Apprenticeship Skill Improvement & Safety Funds of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 15, 15A, 15C & 15D, AFL-CIO v. Genrus Corporation

Sep 2, 2021E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Qiu

Sep 1, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Finkel

Sep 1, 2021E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Sarikaputar

Aug 31, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Xing

Aug 31, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Moskowitz

Aug 31, 2021E.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Omni Elevator Corporation v. International Union of Elevator Constructors

Aug 27, 2021W.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Finnegan

Aug 27, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Paguada

Aug 27, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Gilot

Aug 27, 2021E.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Omni Elevator Corporation v. International Union of Elevator Constructors

Aug 26, 2021W.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Hedges

Aug 25, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Local Union 97, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

Aug 25, 2021N.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Tangtiwatanapaibul

Aug 24, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Desir

Aug 24, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Quezada

Aug 18, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Inga

Aug 16, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Miranda Franco v. Mi Barrio Meat Market Inc.

Aug 16, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Campbell

Aug 13, 2021S.D.N.Y.Remanded

Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local Union 43 v. NLRB

Aug 12, 20212nd CircuitRemanded

Tosic

Aug 12, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Lozada

Aug 11, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Shankar

Aug 11, 2021S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Porter

Aug 11, 2021E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Spires

Aug 10, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Curry

Aug 9, 2021S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Bland

Aug 9, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Romero

Aug 9, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Baten-Perez

Aug 6, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Ayres

Aug 6, 2021E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Guzman

Aug 5, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Maragh

Aug 5, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Dominguez

Aug 4, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Liu

Aug 4, 2021S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Silverstein

Aug 3, 2021E.D.N.Y.Dismissed

In re Omnicom Group. Inc. ERISA Litigation

Aug 2, 2021S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Baten Ramirez v. AAM Restaurant LLC

Aug 2, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Larrea

Jul 30, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Carrion

Jul 26, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Trustees for The Mason Tenders District Council Welfare Fund, Pension Fund, Annuity Fund, and Training Program Fund v. Dhother Construction, Inc.

Jul 26, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Quezada

Jul 26, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Pena

Jul 23, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Trustees of the Northeast Carpenters Health, Pension, Annuity, Apprenticeship, and Labor Management Cooperation Funds v. Kane Paint & Plaster, Inc.

Jul 23, 2021E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Jander

Jul 22, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Ramirez

Jul 22, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Avent

Jul 22, 2021N.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Weiss

Jul 21, 2021S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

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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.