Employment Rulings in the Tenth Circuit
The Tenth Circuit covers the federal courts in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,434 published rulings we track here (1972–2026), 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 1,434 published rulings we track in the Tenth 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 1,369 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 242 summary-judgment rulings here, 162 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 80 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.
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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Tenth Circuit
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
O'Mara
Maestas
Cornwell
Mike
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dillon Companies, Inc.
A.B. ex rel. B.S. v. Adams-Arapahoe 28J School District
Lopez-Fisher
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dillon Companies, Inc.
Sebelius
Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Union Insurance
Braun
Wesson
Barrie
United States Department of Labor v. Copart, Inc.
In re Bank of America Wage & Hour Employment Practices Litigation
Powell
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
Moore
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JBS USA, LLC
Brown
Powell
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. C.R. England, Inc.
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Conocophillips Co.
Kline
Hull
Wittenberg
Mike
Heublein
Tennille
Teamsters Local Union No. 523 v. NLRB
Teamsters Local Union No. 523 v. National Labor Relations Board
Union
Brown
In Re Bank of America Wage & Hour Employment Lit.
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Bartile Roofs, Inc.
Franke
Mountain States Media v. Adams County, Colorado
CP Kelco US, Inc. v. International Union of Operating Engineers
Ngatuvai
Gunderson
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Professional Bureau of Collections of Maryland, Inc.
Newton
Thompson
Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 578 v. National Labor Relations Board
Graham v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance
Nilson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Maske
Teamsters Local Union No. 523 v. National Labor Relations Board
McKinzy, Sr. v. Union Pacific Railroad
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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.