NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2002 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed............................... | 30,195 | 100 | 23,051 | 100 | 6,335 | 100 | 446 | 100 | 187 | 100 | 32 | 100 | 37 | 100 | 107 | 100 | |
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| Agreement of the parties...................................... | 10,684 | 35.4 | 100 | 9,185 | 39.8 | 1,176 | 18.6 | 198 | 44.4 | 58 | 31 | 4 | 12.5 | 23 | 62.2 | 40 | 37.4 |
| Informal settlement..................................... | 10,682 | 35.4 | 100 | 9,184 | 39.8 | 1,176 | 18.6 | 198 | 44.4 | 58 | 31 | 4 | 12.5 | 22 | 59.5 | 40 | 37.4 |
| Before issuance of complaint............... | 8,404 | 27.8 | 78.7 | 7,120 | 30.9 | 999 | 15.8 | 171 | 38.3 | 58 | 31 | 3 | 9.4 | 18 | 48.6 | 35 | 32.7 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing.......................... | 2,156 | 7.1 | 20.2 | 1,948 | 8.5 | 172 | 2.7 | 26 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 4 | 10.8 | 5 | 4.7 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision........................................... | 122 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 116 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement........................................ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Before opening of hearing................... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| After hearing opened........................... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree.............................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compliance with................................................... | 655 | 2.2 | 100 | 598 | 2.6 | 45 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Administrative law judge's decision.......... | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision............................................ | 395 | 1.3 | 60.3 | 348 | 1.5 | 44 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed)........ | 213 | 0.7 | 32.5 | 187 | 0.8 | 25 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contested............................................ | 182 | 0.6 | 27.8 | 161 | 0.7 | 19 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit court of appeals decree.................... | 257 | 0.9 | 39.2 | 247 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Supreme Court action.................................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawal........................................................... | 9,279 | 30.7 | 100 | 7,187 | 31.2 | 1,830 | 28.9 | 155 | 34.8 | 45 | 24.1 | 15 | 46.9 | 7 | 18.9 | 40 | 37.4 |
| Before issuance of complaint...................... | 9,142 | 30.3 | 98.5 | 7,056 | 30.6 | 1,826 | 28.8 | 154 | 34.5 | 45 | 24.1 | 15 | 46.9 | 7 | 18.9 | 36.4 | |
| issuance of complaint, before opening of | 99 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||
| After hearing................................. | 93 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.