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 2,094 published rulings we track here (1967–2026), 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 2,094 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 2,060 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 357 summary-judgment rulings here, 219 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 137 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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
- Trans Union, LLC9
- United States Postal Service8
- Abbott Laboratories8
- D.A. Nolt, Inc.8
- East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.7
- BP Exploration & Production, Inc.7
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Third Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Third Circuit
HALVORSEN
BIDEN
Wright
ROOD
WOLF
ANDERSON
J Supor & Son Trucking & Riggi v. Trucking Employees of North Je
DRIZOS
JOHN MCCAULEY v. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Adams
Pittsburgh Mailers Union Local v. PG Publishing Co
J. AMBROGI FOOD DISTRIBUTION, INC. v. TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 929
CORBITT
SAVAGE
King
Anderson
JOSEPH
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA v. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Tyger
BROWN
CARR
MOZELESKI
Best
TANGRADI
THE LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PENSION FUND v. MINISCALCO CORPORATION
Hoffman
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION NO. 98 HEALTH & WELFARE FUND v. D'NARPO ELECTRIC, LLC
JOHNSTON
INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION OF NEW JERSEY, INC. v. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 825
RB RESTORATION, INC v. MOSAIC TERRAZZO AND CHEMICAL PRODUCT DECORATIVE FINISHER MASON WORKERS ASSOC. LOCAL 7 OF NEW YORK AND VICINITY INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFT WORKERS
THOMAS
KYEM
KYEM
Hart
MADER
McDonnell
DOE 1 v. NORTH ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT
GREENE
UTILITY WORKERS UNITED ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 537 v. UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO
HOLLOWAY
TRUSTEES OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 711 HEALTH & WELFARE FUND v. ROCON, INC.
MALARIK
OROBONO
SHOPMEN'S LOCAL UNION 502 PENSION FUND v. SAMUEL GROSSI & SONS, INC.
TUCKER
SHOPMEN'S LOCAL UNION 502 PENSION FUND v. SAMUEL GROSSI & SONS, INC.
Xu
RITTENHOUSE
JOHNSON v. THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
MARTIN
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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.