NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2000 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed............................... | *28,909 | 100 | 22,032 | 100 | 5,996 | 100 | 539 | 100 | 171 | 100 | 27 | 100 | 16 | 100 | 128 | 100 | |
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| Agreement of the parties...................................... | 10,187 | 35.2 | 100 | 8,875 | 40.3 | 1,016 | 16.9 | 220 | 40.8 | 14 | 8.2 | 2 | 7.4 | 11 | 68.8 | 49 | 38.3 |
| Informal settlement..................................... | 10,151 | 35.1 | 99.6 | 8,841 | 40.1 | 1,014 | 16.9 | 220 | 40.8 | 14 | 8.2 | 2 | 7.4 | 11 | 68.8 | 49 | 38.3 |
| Before issuance of complaint............... | 7,805 | 27 | 76.6 | 6,736 | 30.6 | 827 | 13.8 | 182 | 33.8 | 14 | 8.2 | 1 | 3.7 | 8 | 50 | 37 | 28.9 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing.......................... | 2,145 | 7.4 | 21.1 | 1,911 | 8.7 | 181 | 3 | 37 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 3 | 18.8 | 12 | 9.4 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision........................................... | 201 | 0.7 | 2 | 194 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement........................................ | 36 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 34 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before opening of hearing................... | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree.............................. | 12 | 0 | 0.1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing opened........................... | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 14 | 0 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree.............................. | 6 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compliance with................................................... | 613 | 2.1 | 100 | 549 | 2.5 | 55 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Administrative law judge's decision.......... | 8 | 0 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision............................................ | 340 | 1.2 | 55.5 | 287 | 1.3 | 47 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed)........ | 156 | 0.5 | 25.4 | 138 | 0.6 | 17 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Contested............................................ | 184 | 0.6 | 30 | 149 | 0.7 | 30 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit court of appeals decree.................... | 260 | 0.9 | 42.4 | 249 | 1.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Supreme Court action.................................. | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawal........................................................... | 8,701 | 30.1 | 100 | 6,663 | 30.2 | 1,741 | 29 | 218 | 40.4 | 16 | 9.4 | 13 | 48.1 | 3 | 18.8 | 47 | 36.7 |
| Before issuance of complaint...................... | 8,472 | 29.3 | 97.4 | 6,453 | 29.3 | 1,724 | 28.8 | 217 | 40.3 | 16 | 9.4 | 13 | 48.1 | 3 | 18.8 | 46 | 35.9 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.