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
Union
Franke
Mountain States Media v. Adams County, Colorado
CP Kelco US, Inc. v. International Union of Operating Engineers
Ngatuvai
Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 578 v. National Labor Relations Board
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Conocophillips Co.
Fuller
Wynnewood
Sharon
Gross v. Hale-Halsell Co.
Benton
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Albertson's LLC
Direct Mortgage Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Nadal
Leiser Construction, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Graham
Nadal
Fullwiley
Tademy
Tademy
Port City Properties v. Union Pacific Railroad
Adamson
Anderson
Beugler
EEOC v. Joslin Dry Goods Co.
National Labor Relations Board v. United States Postal Service
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. PVNF, L.L.C.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University of Phoenix, Inc.
Clarke
Adair Group, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Hall
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Equal Employment Opp v. Burlington Northern
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Heartway Corp.
Midnight Rose Hotel v. NLRB
Midnight Rose Hotel & Casino, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Credit Union Group Enterprises LLC v. Kansas Department of Credit Unions
Adamson
Pendergraft
Trevizo v. Adams
Adams
Saurini
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Honeyville Grain, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Andrews
National Labor Relations Board v. Velocity Express, Inc.
Inergy Propane, LLC v. Union Bank
Equal Employment Commission v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Neal
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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.