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
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Conocophillips Co.
Kuncl
UFCW Local 880-Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Fund v. Newmont Mining Corp.
Fuller
Wynnewood
Wynnewood
In Re American Family Mutual Insurance Co. Overtime Pay Litigation
Air Methods Corp. v. Office & Professional Employees International Union
Montgomery v. Board of County Commissioners
Union Standard Insurance v. Hobbs Rental Corp.
Holladay
Dell
Sharon
Wilder
Gross v. Hale-Halsell Co.
Dubrovin
Benton
Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Albertson's LLC
Brammer-Hoelter
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Outback Steak House of Florida, Inc.
Direct Mortgage Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance
American Civil Liberties Union v. City & County of Denver
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Henning
Nadal
Leiser Construction, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Graham
National Labor Relations Board v. Midwest Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Nadal
Ufcw Local 880-Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Fund v. Newmont Mining Corp.
Lewis
Fullwiley
Tademy
Tademy
Port City Properties v. Union Pacific Railroad
Frey
Adamson
Woodruff
Anderson
NLRB v. Midwest Heating and Air Conditioning
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Albertson's LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Outback Steak House of Florida, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Outback Steak House of Florida, Inc.
Ash Grove Cement Co. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
Ash Grove Cement Co. v. Employers Ins. of Wausau
Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n, Local Union No. 2 v. McElroy's, Inc.
Union Telephone Co. v. Qwest Corp.
Clearone Communications, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
McGinnis
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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.