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
International Union of Operating Engineers of Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Benefit Pension Fund v. N. Abbonizio Contractors
Astrazeneca AB v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
D.A. Nolt, Inc. v. Local Union No. 30
Brock
Padagomas Ex Rel. Padagomas v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Mallard v. Laborers International Union of North America Local Union 57
Cascades Tissue Group—Pennsylvania, Inc. v. United Steel, Paper, & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Secretary of Labor v. Richard Kaposy
Vullings
National Labor Relations Board v. Atlas Refinery, Inc.
Montelongo
Trade Secret Inc v.
Brown v. President American Federation Government Employees
Miller v. EEOC, Pittsburgh Area Office
800 River Road Operating Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
EEOC v. Allstate Insurance Co
Western World, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Allstate Insurance
Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Secretary, United States Department of Labor
Summit Sheet Metal, LLC v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n Local Union No. 44
Chanthavong
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Court of Common Pleas
Kovach
United Industrial, Service, Transportation, Professional & Government Workers of North America Seafarers International Union Ex Rel. Bason v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd.
New Vista Nursing and Rehabili v. NLRB
Adams
Jesse Averhart v. CWA Union Local 1033
LABR
United Government Security Officers of America, International Union v. Exelon Nuclear Security, LLC
SB1 Federal Credit Union v. Finsecure LLC
Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Inc. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Manos
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Grane Healthcare Co.
Adams
Natl Mines Corp v. Dir OWCP, US Dept Labor
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 542 v. Allied Erecting & Dismantling Co.
United States ex rel. Bergman v. Abbot Laboratories
Hasan v. United States Department of Labor
Adami
Monheim
Grossman
Nicholas George v. William Rehiel
Geneva College v. Sebelius
John Murphy v. Township of Radnor
Hillis
Karen Jenkin v. Union Labor Life Ins
J. Lightner v. 1621 Route 22 West Operating C
Davis v. Crothall Services Group, Inc.
Hatchigian v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 98
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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.