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
Astudillo
O'Kane
Sadat
Rosales Medina v. Taco Mix LLC
Local One Security Officers Union v. New York University
Trustees of the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 154 Welfare, Pension, Annuity, and Apprenticeship and Training Funds v. US Allegro, Inc.
Frank
Jordan
Pugh
Trustees of the Leather Goods, Handbags, And Novelty Workers' Union Local 1 Joint Retirement Fund v. Central Fur Storage Co.
Guan
Hosain-Bhuiyan
Li
Smalls
Tang
Eduoard
Flanagan, as a Trustee of the General Building Laborers' Local 66 Pension Fund v. Xander Environmental Corp.
Freeman
Martinez
Santiago
Kaplan
Sec'y of Labor v. N.E. Precast LLC
Trustees of the Connecticut Pipe Trades Local 777 Health Fund v. Plumbing Creations, LLC
Chidume
Sacerdote
Acqupart Holding AG v. Rivada Networks, Inc.
Bozzuto's Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
Garcia Morales v. New Indian Foods, LLC
Lisa Locurto v. AT&T Mobility Services LLC
Carchi
Gonzalez Lopez v. V L Delights LLC
Am. Civil Liberties Union v. Nat'l Sec. Agency
Reinoso
Chen
Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, IUPAT, AFL-CIO v. Excel Installations, LLC
Geer
Pipefitters Union Local 537 Pension Fund v. American Express Co.
Vetrano
2850 Grand Island Blvd Operating Co. LLC v. NLRB
NLRB v. Dawn Trucking Inc.
Razzano
Niagara Blower Co. v. Shopmen's Local Union 576 of the Int'l Ass'n of Bridge
Acosta
Rice
Pacific Employers Ins. Co. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety
Am. Civil Liberties Union v. Dep't of Justice
Buffalo Laborers Welfare Fund v. Di Pizio Constr. Co.
Lin
Tejada
Marenette
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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.