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 4,502 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.
Of the 4,502 published rulings we track in the Second Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 4,367 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 807 summary-judgment rulings here, 484 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 322 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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Second Circuit covers.
Payne
Johnson v. Eastchester Union Free School District
Hill
Betal Environmental Corp. v. Local Union Number 78
Tri-State Employment Services, Inc. v. The Mountbatten Surety Company, Inc.
Raiola
Douglas
Thorner-Green
Dino & Sons Realty Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
American Opera Musical Theatre Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Keene
Allen
Frey
Yadav
Pathmark Stores, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Local 342-50
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Morgan Stanley & Co.
Usins
DeFelice
Elaine M. Chao, Secretary of Labor v. Russell P. Le Frois Builder, Inc. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Rodriguez
Glozman
Aa
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 638, International Association of Bridge Ironworkers
Harrington
Lipin
Bliss
McFadden
Burnett
Bonner
Sacay
Halsey Drug Co. v. Drug, Chemical, Cosmetic, Plastics & Affiliated Industries Warehouse Employees, Local 815
Wilson
International Business Machines Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Nicholson
Bostick
Byars
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Le Bar Bat, Inc.
Hockeson
Serow
Idema
Gambello
Messina
Meacham
Turner
Yerry
Lotosky
Seils
Hewitt
McMahon
National Labor Relations Board v. United States Postal Service
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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.