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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 5,280 published rulings we track here (19612026), 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 5,280 published rulings we track in the Second Circuit.

Defendant Win
1,933 (37%)
Plaintiff Win
969 (18%)
Dismissed
743 (14%)
Mixed Result
679 (13%)
Settlement
622 (12%)
Remanded
334 (6%)

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 5,057 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.

Appeal
1,730 (34%)

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
870 (17%)

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 870 summary-judgment rulings here, 553 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 317 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
1,513 (30%)

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

Trial verdict
109 (2%)

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

Settlement / consent decree
604 (12%)

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
150 (3%)

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

Other rulings
81 (2%)

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

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Recent Rulings in the Second Circuit

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Apr 12, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

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Kim

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Nachmenson

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Carmona

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Weekes

Apr 11, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Montalvo Candia v. 658-660 Amsterdam Corp.

Apr 11, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Mendoza

Apr 11, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Galvez

Apr 10, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Ford

Apr 8, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

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Apr 8, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Barone

Apr 8, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Guerrero

Apr 8, 2022S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

1199SEIU United HealthCare Workers East v. PSC Community Services

Apr 7, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Perez

Apr 7, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Contreras

Apr 6, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Liu

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Cruz

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Hernandez Leonardo v. Reza Fast Food, Inc.

Apr 6, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Perrigo New York, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 210

Apr 5, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Dedewo

Apr 5, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Woods

Apr 5, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Kamdem-Ouaffo

Apr 4, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Olin

Mar 31, 2022W.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Gomez

Mar 31, 2022S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Friederick

Mar 31, 2022S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Tatas

Mar 31, 2022S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Quezada

Mar 31, 2022S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Guarquex

Mar 31, 2022S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

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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.