NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2001 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed............................... | 29,670 | 100 | 22,745 | 100 | 6,158 | 100 | 428 | 100 | 171 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 116 | 100 | |
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| Agreement of the parties...................................... | 10,876 | 36.7 | 100 | 9,624 | 42.3 | 1,001 | 16.3 | 183 | 42.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 14 | 48.3 | 7 | 30.4 | 44 | 37.9 |
| Informal settlement..................................... | 10,820 | 36.5 | 99.5 | 9,572 | 42.1 | 997 | 16.2 | 183 | 42.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 14 | 48.3 | 7 | 30.4 | 44 | 37.9 |
| Before issuance of complaint............... | 8,108 | 27.3 | 74.5 | 7,036 | 30.9 | 859 | 13.9 | 158 | 36.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 11 | 37.9 | 6 | 26.1 | 36 | 31 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing.......................... | 2,577 | 8.7 | 23.7 | 2,407 | 10.6 | 133 | 2.2 | 25 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 8 | 6.9 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision........................................... | 135 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 129 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement........................................ | 56 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 52 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before opening of hearing................... | 54 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree.............................. | 52 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 48 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing opened........................... | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree.............................. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compliance with................................................... | 738 | 2.5 | 100 | 672 | 3 | 53 | 0.9 | 10 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Administrative law judge's decision.......... | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision............................................ | 430 | 1.4 | 58.3 | 388 | 1.7 | 37 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed)......... | 145 | 0.5 | 19.6 | 124 | 0.5 | 19 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contested............................................. | 285 | 1 | 38.6 | 264 | 1.2 | 18 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Circuit court of appeals decree.................... | 304 | 1 | 41.2 | 280 | 1.2 | 16 | 0.3 | 8 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Supreme Court action.................................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawal........................................................... | 8,496 | 28.6 | 100 | 6,590 | 29 | 1,691 | 27.5 | 163 | 38.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24.1 | 9 | 39.1 | 36 | 31 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.