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
Chen
Union Switch & Signal, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Ebbers
Rosenberg Diamond Development Corp. v. Employers Insurance
Pollock
Barr Laboratories, Inc. v. KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Scaglione
Peter McCauley v. Trans Union, L.L.C., Docket No. 04-1386-Cv
Brierly
Norbrook Laboratories Ltd. v. G.C. Hanford Manufaturing Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Beauty Enterprises, Inc.
Port Washington Teachers v. Educ. of P. Washington Union Free School District
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees, Employees Pension Plan v. American International Group, Inc.
Bear, Stearns Funding, Inc. v. Interface Group-Nevada, Inc.
Gallo
Gronowicz
Adams
Farrington & Favia, Inc. v. New York Typographical Union, Local 14156
Fernandez
Chao
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 100 v. New York City Transit Auth.
Stepheny
Success Village Apartments, Inc. v. Amalgamated Local 376, International Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers
World Skating Federation v. International Skating Union
Connecticut Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons With Disabilities v. Hartford Board of Education
In Re Polaroid ERISA Litigation
Cassidy
American Civil Liberties Union v. Department of Defense
In Re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litigation
Otis Elevator Co. v. Local 91, International Union of Elevator Constructors
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Maggies Paratransit Corp.
Bucalo
National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. American Re-Insurance Co.
Sik to Cheung v. Union Central Life Insurance
INTERNATIONAL UNION, SEC., POLICE, AND FIRE PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA (SPFPA) v. US Marshal's Service
Marineau
Feldman
Chapro
Taylor
Michael Harrison v. Administrative Review Board, U.S. Department of Labor, Roadway Express, Inc., Intervenor
Roy Commer v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, District Counsel 37 and Municipal Employees John/jane Does 1-36
Corbett
In re Global Crossing Securities & Erisa Litigation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. First Wireless Group, Inc.
Davis
Pound
Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp. v. Barr Laboratories Inc.
In Re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litigation
Transport Workers Union v. New York City Transit Authority
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 100 v. NYC Transit Auth.
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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.