Employment Rulings in the Third Circuit
The Third Circuit covers the federal courts in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 871 published rulings we track here (1979–2026), 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 871 published rulings we track in the Third 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 863 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 191 summary-judgment rulings here, 129 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 62 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
- East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.7
- School District of Philadelphia5
- Philadelphia Housing Authority4
- United States Postal Service4
- BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc.3
- Johnson & Johnson3
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Third Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Third Circuit
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Standard Register Co.
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Rohm & Haas Co. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Trenton Metropolitan Area Local of the American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
Othmane Ouadah v. Atty Gen USA
Coastal Outdoor Advertising Group, L.L.C. v. Township of Union
Nancy Soehnle v. Hess Corp
Liebel v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
Hasan
SHUMEK
Ethan Michael Inc v. Township of Union
Thompson v. Union County Division of Social Services
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Geo Group, Inc.
Dewey
Anderson
St. George Warehouse, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Nead v. Union County Educational Services Commission
Secretary Labor v. John Koresko, V
D.D.
Franco-Calzada
Rite Aid of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1776
Kane Builders, Inc. v. Southern New Jersey Building Laborer's District Council
Kane Builders, Inc. v. Southern New Jersey Building Laborer's District Council
New Jersey Building Laborers District Councils Local 325 v. Molfetta Industries Co.
New Jersey Building Laborers District Councils Local 325 v. Molfetta Industries Co.
Palfrey v. Jefferson-Morgan School District
Wildi v. ALLE-KISKI MEDICAL CENTER
International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, Local 5 v. Banta Tile & Marble Co.
Pittsburgh MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 66
Cromwell
New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Benefits Fund v. American Coring & Supply
New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Benefits Fund v. American Coring & Supply
Dauphin Precision Tool v. United Steelworkers, Local Union 1688-13
Delso
Delso
Wallace
Oppong v. First Union Mortgage Corp.
Adams
Blair Communications, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 5
National Labor Relations Board v. Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters
Allen
Okocha v. Laboratory Corp. of America
Wiggins v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Strada
Hasan
T & H Bail Bonds Inc. v. Local 199 Laborers International Union of North America
Hasan
Umland v. Planco Fin Ser Inc
In Re Lucent Death Benefits ERISA Litigation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Be & K Engineering Co.
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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.