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
John Scott Bechtel, United States Department of Labor, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee v. Competitive Technologies, Inc., Docket No. 05-2404-Cv
New England Health Care Employees Union, Petitioner v. National Labor Relations Board
New England Health Care Employees Union v. National Labor Relations Board
Sundaram
Ackerman
Savarese
National Labor Relations Board v. American Medical Response, Inc., Docket No. 05-1148-Cv
Heerwagen v. Clear Channel Communications
New York State Law Officers Union v. Andreucci
Schiappa
Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. v. United Food & Commercial Workers' Union Local 342
Dipper
Weinstock
United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Lord
Davis
Employees Committed for Justice v. Eastman Kodak Co.
Sanzo
Gildea
Milma Garcia Ramos v. 1199 Health Care Employees Pension Fund and the Trustees of the 1199 Health Care Employees Pension Fund Docket No. 04-3720-Cv
Pastore
Burkybile v. Board Of Education Of The Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District
Forsyth v. Federation Employment And Guidance Service
Forsyth
National Labor Relations Board v. Yonkers Associates, 94 L.P.
National Labor Relations Board v. Enjo Contracting Co.
Pollock
Scaglione
Peter McCauley v. Trans Union, L.L.C., Docket No. 04-1386-Cv
Brierly
Norbrook Laboratories Ltd. v. G.C. Hanford Manufaturing Co.
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees, Employees Pension Plan v. American International Group, Inc.
Bear, Stearns Funding, Inc. v. Interface Group-Nevada, Inc.
Gronowicz
Adams
Farrington & Favia, Inc. v. New York Typographical Union, Local 14156
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 100 v. New York City Transit Auth.
Stepheny
Success Village Apartments, Inc. v. Amalgamated Local 376, International Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers
World Skating Federation v. International Skating Union
Cassidy
Feldman
Chapro
Taylor
Michael Harrison v. Administrative Review Board, U.S. Department of Labor, Roadway Express, Inc., Intervenor
Roy Commer v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, District Counsel 37 and Municipal Employees John/jane Does 1-36
Pound
USAlliance Federal Credit Union v. CUMIS Insurance Society, Inc.
Gualandi v. Adams
Barna
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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.