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
Joseph v. Government of Virgin Islands
National Labor Relations Board v. New Vista Nursing & Rehabilitation
Nationwide Insurance Independent Contractors Ass'n v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Gindville v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
Grane Health Care v. National Labor Relations Board
Akers National Roll Co. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Pittsburgh Metro Area Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
Dewey
Altor, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
EEOC v. Kronos Inc
Honeywell International Inc. v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Jenkins
Rite Aid of New Jersey, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1360
U.S. Information Systems, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union Number 164
Derek Jarvis v. Analytical Laboratory Services
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kronos Inc.
Altor Inc v. Secretary Labor
IBEW Local Union No. 102 v. Quality Electric and Data Inc
In Re: Enterprise Rent-A-Car v.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United States Steel Corp.
Dewey
Sandor Radai v. First Transit
Desmond Maynard v. VI Comm Labor
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Government of the United States Virgin Islands
Price
International Union of Elevator Constructors v. Regional Elevator Co.
Atlantic Health System, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
National Labor Relations Board v. Regency Grande Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Justin Credico v. CEO Idaho National Laboratory
Sahala Nadeak v. Atty Gen USA
Mars Home for Youth v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board v. J.S. Carambola, LLP
Chester Ex Rel. NLRB v. Grane Healthcare Co.
Cynthia Adams v. Fayette Home Care and Hospice
National Labor Relations Board v. Grapetree Shores, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Gross School Bus Service, Inc.
Ashley Adams v. Eric Selhorst, Et Ql
Mars Home for Youth v. National Labor Relations Board
Rite Aid New Jersey, Inc. v. United Food Commercial Workers Union, Local 1360
Mars Home for Youth v. NLRB
Adam Spector v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co
Board of Trustees of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 9 Welfare Fund v. Drew
IBEW Local Union No. 102 v. Star-Lo Electric, Inc.
Wolpert
Lewis
Secretary of Labor v. Conocophillips Bayway Refinery
Solis
National Labor Relations Board v. Regency Grande Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
National Labor Relations Board v. Regency Grande Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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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.