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 552 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 552 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 537 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 131 summary-judgment rulings here, 99 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 32 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
- Union Pacific Railroad Company11
- Sandia National Laboratories6
- City and County of Denver4
- United Parcel Service4
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.4
- King Soopers, Inc.4
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Tenth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Tenth Circuit
Jefferson
Frazier
Hundley
Elston
Grant
Rutten
Fresquez
Fletcher
Madrigal
Lasser
Smith v. Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Plains Pipeline, L.P.
Estrada
Cruz
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Roark-Whitten Hospitality 2, LP
Etna Properties v. Holladay City
Rohr
Zamora
O'Connor
Smallen Revocable Living Trust v. Western Union Company
Sedillo
Golladay
Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust v. Becker Boiler Co., Inc.
Smith v. Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Smith v. TFI Family Services, Inc.
Bernal
Faulkner
The Retired Public Employees of New Mexico, Inc. v. The Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico Board
Bachanov
Laul
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Roark-Whitten Hospitality 2, LP
Rattler
Brayman
Ayesh
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Gollnick Construction, Inc.
Mayhew
Price
Andalib
Hill
Ramirez
Hadfield
Ortiz
Fresquez
Sanchez
Mayfield
Brown
Dorch
Ahmadabadi
Fears
Valdez
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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.