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
California Public Employees' Retirement System v. The Chubb Corporation
California Public Employees' Retirement System v. Chubb Corp.
Styles
Sarbak
Armstead
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
Delande
Citgo Asphalt Refining Company v. The Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical, and Energy Workers International Union Local No. 2-991
Pichler
Wyatt, Virgin Islands, Inc. v. Government of the Virgin IsLands Ex Rel. Virgin Islands Department of Labor
Sumadatha
Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. v. Jai Shyam, Inc.
Cuvo
Jordan
In Re: Allegheny
Ethan Michael, Inc. v. Union Township
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bessemer Group Inc.
Board of Trustees of Trucking Employees of North Jersey Welfare Fund, Inc.-Pension Fund v. Kero Leasing Corp.
In Re Schering-Plough Corp. ERISA Litigation
Avon Contractors, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
George Harms Constr v. Secretary Labor
Avon Contractors Inc v. Secretary Labor
Patel
Glaxo Group Ltd. v. DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, LTD.
Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Andrx Corporation Andrx Laboratories, Inc
John A. Soubik, of the Estate of Cecilia Soubik v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Asplundh Tree Expert Company v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Asplundh Tree Expert v. NLRB
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 464A v. Foodtown, Inc.
Amco Prompriladamco v. American Meter Co.
Daraio
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers Of America, Uaw v. Elaine Chao
Scott
St. Thomas-St. John Hotel & Tourism Ass'n v. Government of the United States Virgin Islands Ex Rel. Virgin Islands Department of Labor
Allegheny County Prison Employees Independent Union v. County of Allegheny
Teamsters Local 628, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. National Labor Relations Board
Local Union No. 1992 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, in No. 02-4428 v. The Okonite Company, in Nos. 02-4352 & 03-1555
Yadav
In Re Eastwind Group, Inc.
Scorsone
Wallin
National Labor Relations Board v. Central Pennsylvania Regional Counsel of Carpenters
Lawrence
Trimm Associates, Inc., No. 02-4194 v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board, No. 02-4472 v. Trimm Associates, Inc.
Madan
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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.