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
Lawton
Aquilino
Meacham
Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Wills v. Amerada Hess Corp.
Sasannejad
Rivoli
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bay Ridge Toyota, Inc.
Tand
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Morgan Stanley & Co.
Scaglione
International Gateway Exchange, LLC v. Western Union Financial Services, Inc.
Madalynn Carey v. Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank Ag
Blue Tree Hotels Investment (Canada), Ltd. v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Tradax Energy, Inc. v. Cedar Petrochemicals, Inc.
Trobia
Local Union No. 38, Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. a & M Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Sheet Metal, Inc.
Transport Workers Union of America v. New York City Transit Authority
Elana Back v. Hastings on Hudson Union Free School District, John J. Russell, Anne Brennan, Marilyn Wishnie
Adams
Grandeau
Adams
Sadki
Bright
Burniche
Robinson Laboratories, Inc. v. Herley Industries, Inc.
Potter
Jackson v. Nor Loch Manor Healthcare Facility
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Long Island Rail Road
National Labor Relations Board v. Cibao Meat Products
Fortis Corporate Insurance, S.A. v. M/V Cielo Del Canada
Yadav
Ensign-Bickford Company v. Eti Canada, Inc.
Centeno-Bernuy
Kern
Pelella
Russell Jensen v. Weeks Marine, Inc., and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Dep't of Labor
Taylor
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
DeRay
New York Health and Human Service Union, 1199/seiu, Afl-Cio v. Nyu Hospitals Center
Stahlex-Interhandel Trustee v. Western Union Financial Services Eastern Europe Limited
Sherman
Sherman v. Mamaroneck Union Free School District
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rappaport, Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal
Husnay
Commer
The CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY v. CONVERIUM RÜCKVERSICHERUNG (DEUTSCHLAND) AG, F/K/A ZURICH RÜCKVERSICHERUNG (KÖLN) AG
Cheung
Duane Reade, Inc. v. LOCAL 338, RETAIL, WHOLESALE, DEPT. STORE UNION, UCFW, AFL-CIO
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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.