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
New England Health Care Employees Welfare Fund v. iCare Management, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sterling Jewelers Inc.
Bucalo
O'Hara
Davis
Welfare Fund, New England Health Care Employees v. Bidwell Care Center, LLC
Drake
Frisenda
Jg
Schlenger
Locantore
Guinup
Public Utilities Maintenance, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Samirah
Salazar-Martinez
Fagan
Seeman
Mbia
Johnson v. C. WHITE & SON INC.
National Labor Relations Board v. Domsey Trading Corp.
NLRB v. Domsey Trading Corp.
Langford
Smith v. Westchester County
Sosnowy
Papelino
In Re Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.
Stein
Solomon
National Union Fire Insurance v. Las Vegas Professional Football Ltd. Partnership
Cirincione
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bloomberg L.P.
Adams
Adams
Harper
Sebast
Local Union 36, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. National Labor Relations Board
In Re American Exp. Co. Erisa Litigation
Weber
B.D.S.
Suffolk Federal Credit Union v. CUMIS Insurance Society, Inc.
Labarbera
DeFabio
Plumbers' Union Local No. 12 Pension Fund v. Swiss Reinsurance Co.
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension-Annuity Trust Fund v. Arbitron Inc.
GB
Lindor
Deveer
Perry
Saaidi
Pellegrini
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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.