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
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Recent Rulings in the Third Circuit
Adams
Executive Board of Transport Workers Union of Philadelphia, Local 234 v. Transport Workers Union
Jane A. Gagliardo John Gagliardo v. Connaught Laboratories, Inc.
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 542 v. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Ruiz
Peter
Borkon
Adams
O.F. Ex Rel. N.S. v. Chester Upland School District
Eastwind Group, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
Allegheny Ludlum Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Tricoski
Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. v. Pleasant, Inc.
St. Thomas - St. John Hotel & Tourism Ass'n v. Government of the United States Virgin Island Ex Rel. Virgin Islands Department of Labor
FES
National Labor Relations Board v. Fes, (A Division of Thermo Power)
Smathers
Smathers v. Multi-Tool, Inc. Multi-Plastics, Inc. Inc. Employee Health and Welfare Plan
D'Alessandro
In Re: Hechinger Inv
Sponaugle
Former Employees of Builders Square Retail Stores v. Hechinger Investment Co.
Keegan
Kelly
Chao
Snyder's of Hanover, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Innovative Communications Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Burstein
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Greentree Transportation Trucking Co. Dave Saunders Trucking, Greentree Transportation Trucking Company
Gharzouzi
Doyle
Harris
Amerada Hess Corp. v. Zurich Insurance
Elliott Reihner Siedzikowski & Egan, P.C. v. Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund
McCoy
McCoy
Poyner
Marburger
Pennsylvania Power Company v. Local Union No. 272 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio
PA Power Co v. Local Union 272
Solomen
Delaware River Stevedores, Inc. v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department Of Labor
Coates
Ryan
Merck & Co., Inc. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
PA Power Co v. Local Union 272
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Guess?, Inc.
Jersey Dental Laboratories v. Dentsply International, Inc.
Cooper
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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.