Employment Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
The Eighth Circuit covers the federal courts in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 752 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
How These Rulings Ended
Of the 752 published rulings we track in the Eighth Circuit.
What Happens at Each Stage
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 752 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Of the 180 summary-judgment rulings here, 112 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 67 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
William M. McGinnis v. Union Pacific RR
EEOC v. Convergys Customer
Helen Adaeze Obah v. Alberto Gonzales
Meuir v. Greene County Jail Employees
Meuir v. Greene County Jail Employees
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Restaurant Co.
Pam Huber v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Equal Employment Advisory Council National Chamber Litigation Center, Amici on Behalf Of
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Carlisle Power Transmission Products, Inc.
Kassa
Faust
Lisa Vajdl v. Mesabi Academy of Kidspeace, Inc. Kidspeace Corporation Michael Muehlberg, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf Of
David A. Smith v. Union Carbide Corp.
Standridge v. Union Pacific Railroad
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Louella Rollins v. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, And/or Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society
EEOC v. Woodmen of the World
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores
Crossett Paper Mills Employees Federal Credit Union v. Cumis Insurance Society, Inc.
Reed
Willie Gordon v. Shafer Contracting Co., Inc., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf Of
OH Casualty Ins. Co. v. Union Pacific RR
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Dial Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee
EEOC v. Dial Corporation
CP Holdings, Inc. v. California Public Employees Retirement System
EEOC v. Allstate Ins. Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Trans States Airlines, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Trans States Airlines
Marcie Guerrero v. J.W. Hutton, Inc.
Allianz Insurance Company Of Canada v. Richard Sanftleben
The Star Tribune Company v. Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union
Niemiec v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Independent School District No. 834
Kelly Norberg v. Labor Ready
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. UMB Bank, N.A.
Gretillat
Stricker v. Union Planters Bank
St. John's Mercy Health Systems, Doing Business as St. John's Mercy Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board
BERINI
James Seitz v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Merck & Co., Inc., Medical, Dental, and Long-Term Disability Program for Non-Union Employees
United States Fidelity & Guarantee Insurance Company v. Commercial Union Midwest Insurance Company
Bently
A & L Laboratories, Inc. v. Bou-Matic LLC
Nancy J. Johnson v. U.S. Bancorp Broad-Based Change in Control Severance Pay Program Severance Administration Committee
Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings, Inc.
Employers Mutual v. Collins & Aikman
In Re Union Pacific Rr Employment Practices Lit.
Hansen
Ace Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers, Local Union Number 292
IBEW
National Labor Relations Board v. Rockline Industries, Inc.
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These figures summarize publicly available published court opinions only. Published opinions over-represent summary-judgment rulings (decisions made without a trial) and appeals, because those are the stages where judges most often write formal opinions. Most workplace disputes settle privately and never appear here at all. A ruling’s outcome reflects many case-specific factors and is not a prediction for any other situation. Read more about how we source and classify rulings.
Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of outcomes and case stages is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.