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
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Recent Rulings in the Second Circuit
Allen
American Stevedoring Limited v. Victor Marinelli, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Dept. Of Labor
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Safeguard Chemical Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n
Seitzman
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC., Petitioner-Cross-Respondent, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
Gonzalez
Sapir
Stuart Dean Co. v. Metal Polishers, Production & Novelty Workers Union, Local 8A-28A
National Labor Relations Board v. Simon Debartelo Group A/W M.S.
Puckett
Latouche
Murungi
National Labor Relations Board v. Phoenix Programs of New York, Inc.
Panczykowski
O'BRIEN
National Labor Relations Board v. Eugene Iovine, Inc.
Dunbar Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Onyx Precision Services, Inc.
Paige
Dennis James v. New York Racing Association, and New York State Racing & Wagering Board
Gonzalez
Betal Environmental Corp. v. Local Union Number 78, Asbestos, Lead & Hazardous Waste Laborers
Stuart Dean Co. v. Metal Polishers, Production & Novelty Workers Union, Local 8A-28A
Compagnie Financiere De Cic Et De L'union Europeenne v. Merrill Lynch
Bottalico
Idema
Tripodi
Livingston
Williams v. Dictaphone Corp.
Bowens
Carrion
Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Arthur Goldstein and Medco Administrators, Ltd.
Sheridan Manor Nursing Home, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Hussein
Hogan
Mark Feder, Derivatively on Behalf of Ivax Corporation v. Philip Frost, Frost-Nevada, Limited Partnership
Garcia
Nugent
Ferrostaal, Inc. v. Union Pacific Railroad
Soshinsky
Stafford
Payne
Morris
Schnurmacher Nursing Home v. National Labor Relations Board
Schnurmacher Nursing Home v. National Labor Relations Board
Ofudu
International Multifoods Corp. v. Commercial Union Insurance
Bembry
Samuel M. Rizzitelli v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Better Environment, Inc. v. ITT Hartford Insurance Group
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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.