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
Chao
National Labor Relations Board. v. National Steel Supply, Inc.
Paola
Bucalo
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada v. Century International Arms, Inc.
Eisai Co., Ltd. v. DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, LTD.
C.C. Ex Rel. Mrs. D. v. Granby Board of Education
In re Polaroid Erisa Litigation
Tirreno
Grandeau
Khalil
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rappaport, Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal, P.C.
Hirt
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, Employees Pension Plan, Appellant, v. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., Appellee
Flaherty
Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Meacham
Pastore
Long Island Head Start Child Development Services, Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
Bano
National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. American Re-Insurance Co.
Employers Ins. of Wausau v. News Corp.
Hirt
Drake
Richard W. Drake v. Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings
Sompo Japan Insurance Company of America v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Docket No. 04-4066-Cv
Yassin Muhiddin Aref, Defendant-Petitioner v. United States of America, Plaintiff-Respondent, New York Civil Liberties Union, Movant
Shire Laboratories, Inc. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Galtieri
Hoffman
Jadadic
Canada v. Gonzales
Gaetano & Associates Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Frontier Telephone of Rochester Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Dibble
John Scott Bechtel, United States Department of Labor, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee v. Competitive Technologies, Inc., Docket No. 05-2404-Cv
New England Health Care Employees Union, Petitioner v. National Labor Relations Board
New England Health Care Employees Union v. National Labor Relations Board
Liss
Peres
National Labor Relations Board v. Jewish Home for the Elderly
Sundaram
Reynoso
Chesney
Bouboulis v. Transport Workers Union Of America
Bouboulis
Ackerman
Viada
Adams
Savarese
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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.