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
American Civil Liberties Union v. Gonzales
Adams USA, Inc. v. Reda Sports, Inc.
Merisant Co. v. McNeil Nutritionals, LLC
Loos
Trafford Distribution Center v. National Labor Relations Board
National Union Fire Insurance v. General Star Indemnity Co.
Schreibeis
Oppong
Adams
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Community Trust Company
Secretary Labor v. Comm Trust Co
Judge
United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 1776 v. Excel Corp.
Adamson
Herman
Wyeth
Extendicare Health Services, Inc. v. District 1199p, Service Employees International Union
Schuldiner
LoManto
Lomanto
James
Rhoades
Pichler
Pressman-Gutman Co. v. First Union National Bank
Siegel
Accuride Erie L.P. v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Valdes
Toy
Davis v. Mountaire Farms, Inc.
Florence Mining Co. v. Director, OWCP, United States Department of Labor
Forest Laboratories, Inc. v. Ivax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Wilson
Kehres
Service Employees International Union, Local 3 Rachel Canning Velvet Hazard v. Municipality of Mt. Lebanon
Ser Empl Intl Union v. Mun Mt Lebanon
Kendellen
ITT Industries, Inc. v. Pacific Employers Insurance
Uniontown Hospital v. Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers, Local Union No. 491
Goff
Wiggins
Carson Concrete Corp. v. Secretary of Labor
Lane
Engelhard Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board
Local 1430, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO v. National Labor Relations Board
Engelhard Corp v. NLRB
Miller v. Director, OWCP, United States Department of Labor
Schnabel Foundation Co. v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542
Adapt of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Housing Authority
ADAPT
Adapt Of Philadelphiladelphia v. Philadelphia Housing Authority
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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.