NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2008 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed............................... | 23,308 | 100 | 17,001 | 100 | 5,749 | 100 | 322 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 37 | 100 | 35 | 100 | 46 | 100 | |
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| Agreement of the parties...................................... | 8,379 | 35.9 | 100 | 7,203 | 42.4 | 1,015 | 17.7 | 105 | 32.6 | 11 | 9.3 | 11 | 29.7 | 14 | 40 | 20 | 43.5 |
| Informal settlement..................................... | 8,347 | 35.8 | 99.6 | 7,173 | 42.2 | 1,014 | 17.6 | 104 | 32.3 | 11 | 9.3 | 11 | 29.7 | 14 | 40 | 20 | 43.5 |
| Before issuance of complaint............... | 6,928 | 29.7 | 82.7 | 5,898 | 34.7 | 883 | 15.4 | 94 | 29.2 | 11 | 9.3 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 40 | 18 | 39.1 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing.......................... After hearing opened, before issuance | 1,361 | 5.8 | 16.2 | 1,218 | 7.2 | 130 | 2.3 | 10 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| of administrative law judge's decision........................................... | 58 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 57 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement........................................ | 32 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 30 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before opening of hearing................... | 7 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 5 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree.............................. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing opened........................... | 25 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.1 | 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.............................. | 25 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compliance with................................................... | 740 | 3.2 | 100 | 652 | 3.8 | 53 | 0.9 | 30 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Administrative law judge's decision........... | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision............................................ | 456 | 2 | 61.6 | 426 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed)......... | 125 | 0.5 | 16.9 | 105 | 0.6 | 18 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Contested............................................. | 331 | 1.4 | 44.7 | 321 | 1.9 | 8 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit court of appeals decree.................... | 279 | 1.2 | 37.7 | 221 | 1.3 | 27 | 0.5 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Supreme Court action.................................. | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawal........................................................... | 7,553 | 32.4 | 100 | 5,361 | 31.5 | 1,971 | 34.3 | 146 | 45.3 | 21 | 17.8 | 17 | 45.9 | 20 | 57.1 | 17 | 37 |
| Before issuance of complaint...................... | 7,487 | 32.1 | 99.1 | 5,302 | 31.2 | 1,964 | 34.2 | 146 | 45.3 | 21 | 17.8 | 17 | 45.9 | 20 | 57.1 | 17 | 37 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.