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
Ramadan
Taylor
Chavarry Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Innovative Communications Corp.
Frank P. Ieradi v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc.
Ieradi
Foley
United Transportation Union Local 759 v. Orange Newark Elizabeth Bus, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Prime Energy Ltd. Partnership
Orvosh
United Food & Commercial Workers Union v. Fleming Foods East, Inc.
Sotack
Dubose
Cadapult Graphic Systems, Inc. v. Tektronix, Inc.
Cortes
Sallada
Foley
Snyder
Folger Adam Security, Inc. v. Dematteis/Macgregor, Jv
Atlantic Adjustment Co. v. U.S. Dept. of Labor
David Adams v. Freedom Forge Corporation
Adams
New Castle County v. National Union Fire Insurance
Audio Video Center, Inc. v. First Union Nat'l Bank
Dingle
Varela
Bishop
Baltuskonis
Basile
Kauffman
Pittman
22 Employee Benefits Cas. 2169, Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23950a
CPS Chemical Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
NLRB v. Pub Serv Elec & Gas
Jones
Rockwell
Caplan
Latch
Township of Whitehall v. Allentown Auto Auction
In Re Unisys Corp. Retiree Medical Benefits ERISA
Hertz Corp. v. NLRB
Hertz Corp. v. NLRB
20 Employee Benefits Cas. 2422, Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23933r
INTERN. LONGSHORE. UN. 1332 v. Intern. Longshore.
Penchishen
Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kentucky State Police Department
Schofield
In re Unisys Corp. Long-Term Disability Plan ERISA Litigation
In Re Unisys Corp. Retiree Med. Bene. ERISA Lit.
Furniture Renters of Amer. v. NLRB
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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.