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 (1961–2026), 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 5,280 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 5,057 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 870 summary-judgment rulings here, 553 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 317 let the worker’s claims continue.
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 Labor39
- New York City Department of Education21
- United States Postal Service19
- The City of New York17
- New York City Transit Authority14
- Government Employees Insurance Company13
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Second Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Second Circuit
SDBC Holdings, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Leary
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Cookson America, Inc.
Bechtel
National Labor Relations Board v. Special Touch Home Care Services, Inc.
Pythagoras General Contracting Corp. v. United States Department of Labor
Kwiatkowski
Bell v. Construction & General Building Laborer's Local 79
Salm
Local Union 36, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO v. National Labor Relations Board
Rochester Gas & Elec. Corp. v. Natl Labor Relations Bd.
G.D.S.
C.L.
National Labor Relations Board v. Beach Lane Management, Inc.
Solomon
Zarringhalam
Okocha
Carnegie Linen Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Flat Rate Movers, Ltd. v. National Labor Relations Board
Edwards
Campbell
Paulsen ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. GVS Properties, LLC
Jiggetts
Yadav
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Karenkim, Inc.
MTA Bus Non-Union Employees Rank & File Committee ex rel. Simone v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Nasso
J.E. ex rel. Edwards v. Center Moriches Union Free School District
G.B. ex rel. N.B. v. Tuxedo Union Free School District
Wyeth
Weisbecker
In re GlaxoSmithKline ERISA Litig.
Chukwueze
New England Health Care Employees Welfare Fund v. iCare Management, LLC
Bucalo
Curcio
Danecker
City of Pontiac General Employees' Retirement System v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
National Day Laborer Organizing Network v. United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System v. Bank of America Corp.
Jillian Mechanical Corp. v. United Service Workers Union Local 355
Governments Employees Insurance v. Excel Imaging, P.C.
Martinez
National Labor Relations Board v. Starbucks Corp.
Malast
Adams
Adamczyk
Adams
City of Pontiac General Employees' Retirement System v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Rothstein
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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.