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
Turnbull
National Labor Relations Board v. Alandco Development Corp.
National Labor Relations Board v. Smucker Co.
NLRB v. DA Nolt Inc
Michael Martorana v. The Board of Trustees of Steamfitters Local Union 420 Health, Welfare and Pension Fund Steamfitters Local Union 420
Aarp
Otto
Adam Technologies, Inc. v. Hewlett Packard Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Express Corp.
California Public Employees' Retirement System v. The Chubb Corporation
Sarbak
Truax
American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio, Local 1647 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Barclay
National Labor Relations Board v. Communications Workers of America
NLRB v. Local 13000
Tzannetakis
Sumadatha
Cuvo
Ethan Michael, Inc. v. Union Township
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bessemer Group Inc.
Avon Contractors, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Patel
Glaxo Group Ltd. v. DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, LTD.
Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Andrx Corporation Andrx Laboratories, Inc
Asplundh Tree Expert Company v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. Asplundh Tree Expert Company
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 464A v. Foodtown, Inc.
Amco Prompriladamco v. American Meter Co.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers Of America, Uaw v. Elaine Chao
Teamsters Local 628, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. National Labor Relations Board
Wallin
National Labor Relations Board v. Central Pennsylvania Regional Counsel of Carpenters
Trimm Associates, Inc., No. 02-4194 v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board, No. 02-4472 v. Trimm Associates, Inc.
Fries
Tobin
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union, Local 57 v. Sage Hospitality Resources L.L.C.
Testerman
Crane
Paul F. McElroy v. Smithkline Beecham Health & Welfare Benefits Trust Plan for U.S. Employees Smithkline Beecham Unum Provident Corporation
Weber
Nichol
Local 27, United Food And, Commercial Workers Intern. Union, Afl-Cio v. Delaware Park, LLC
Hornstine
Patterson
Carney
SHARMBAN
National Labor Relations Board v. Lincoln Park Subacute & Rehab Center, Inc.
Scafar Contracting v. Secretary Labor
Mills
Super Fresh Food Markets, Inc. v. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION 1776
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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.