NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2009 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed............................... | 22,292 | 100 | 16,418 | 100 | 5,428 | 100 | 224 | 100 | 116 | 100 | 34 | 100 | 27 | 100 | 45 | 100 | |
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| Agreement of the parties...................................... | 7,767 | 34.8 | 100 | 6,674 | 40.7 | 976 | 18 | 71 | 31.7 | 11 | 9.5 | 6 | 17.6 | 10 | 37 | 19 | 42.2 |
| Informal settlement..................................... | 7,763 | 34.8 | 99.9 | 6,670 | 40.6 | 976 | 18 | 71 | 31.7 | 11 | 9.5 | 6 | 17.6 | 10 | 37 | 19 | 42.2 |
| Before issuance of complaint............... | 6,700 | 30.1 | 86.3 | 5,742 | 35 | 858 | 15.8 | 58 | 25.9 | 11 | 9.5 | 5 | 14.7 | 10 | 37 | 16 | 35.6 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing.......................... | 1,016 | 4.6 | 13.1 | 890 | 5.4 | 109 | 2 | 13 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision........................................... | 47 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 38 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement........................................ | 4 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before opening of hearing................... | 4 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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........................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.............................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compliance with................................................... | 403 | 1.8 | 100 | 378 | 2.3 | 16 | 0.3 | 8 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Administrative law judge's decision.......... | 7 | 0 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision............................................ | 243 | 1.1 | 60.3 | 235 | 1.4 | 8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed)........ | 75 | 0.3 | 18.6 | 69 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contested............................................ | 168 | 0.8 | 41.7 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit court of appeals decree.................... | 153 | 0.7 | 38 | 136 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.1 | 8 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Supreme Court action.................................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawal........................................................... | 7,623 | 34.2 | 100 | 5,585 | 34 | 1,889 | 34.8 | 82 | 36.6 | 34 | 29.3 | 6 | 17.6 | 12 | 44.4 | 15 | 33.3 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.