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
National Labor Relations Board v. Community Medical Center, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Regency Heritage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
National Labor Relations Board v. St. George Warehouse, Inc.
Chester Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Grane Healthcare Co.
Kapp v. Trucking Employees of North Jersey Welfare Fund, Inc.-Pension Fund
Pacific Employers Insurance v. AXA Belgium S.A.
Hunter
MONHEIM
Frederick
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Standard Register Co.
Adams
Berck
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Henry Adamson v. Ronald Cathel
Rohm & Haas Co. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
W.R.
Trenton Metropolitan Area Local of the American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
Othmane Ouadah v. Atty Gen USA
Foodtown Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Tube City IMS, LLC v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union, Local 5852-19
Laboratory Skin Care, Inc. v. Limited Brands, Inc.
Price
Coastal Outdoor Advertising Group, L.L.C. v. Township of Union
Nancy Soehnle v. Hess Corp
Liebel v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
Donohue
American Legacy Foundation, RP v. National Union Fire Insurance
Hasan
SHUMEK
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kronos Inc.
EEOC v. Kronos Inc
Ethan Michael Inc v. Township of Union
Price
Sandra Cortez v. Trans Union
Ent. Rent-A-Car Wage & Hour Emp. Practices Lit.
Pichardo
Caldwell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Railroad
Thompson v. Union County Division of Social Services
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Geo Group, Inc.
Dewey
Anderson
Pichardo
St. George Warehouse, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Berck
Jacqueline Miller-Wagenknecht v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Hirsh
City of Roseville Employees' Retirement System v. Horizon Lines, Inc.
Zeneca
Nead v. Union County Educational Services Commission
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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.