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
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Ellen v. Spain v. Tony E. Gallegos, Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission United States of America
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Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Ada M. Fisher, and Third-Party v. Secretary of H.H.S., Third-Party
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hugin Sweda, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Britrail Travel International Corporation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Usx Corporation, United Steelworkers of America
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Brown Printing Company
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. James Julian, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Metal Service Company
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United States Steel Corp.
4 indiv.empl.rts.cas. 667, 10 Employee Benefits Ca 2079 Joseph Pane v. Rca Corporation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Metal Service Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Altmeyer's Home Stores, Inc.
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8 Employee Benefits Ca 1429, 8 Employee Benefits Ca 2682 Vance L. Eckersley v. Wgal Tv, Inc. And Wgal Pension Plan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Altmeyer's Home Stores, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United States Steel Corp.
EEOC v. Com. of Pa.
EEOC v. State of NJ
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. CORRY JAMESTOWN CORP.
Eeoc v. Com., Pa. Liquor Control Bd.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University of Pittsburgh
22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1546, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,704 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Washington Hospital
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Hills Passavant Hospital
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. E. I. duPont De Nemours & Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 5 v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity 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.