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 1,462 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 1,462 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 1,452 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 310 summary-judgment rulings here, 196 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 114 let the worker’s claims continue.
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.
Top Claim Types
States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Harris (In Re Harris)
Wildman
Hamilton-Warwick
London
Parada
Tschiggfrie Props., Ltd. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
Anderson
NLRB v. EYM King of Missouri, LLC
Birapaka
Human Rights Defense Center v. Union County, Arkansas
Higgins
Spence
Int'l Alliance of Theatrical Stage Emps. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
International Alliance v. NLRB
Gamada Hussein v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III
Astarita
Miller v. Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Aerotek, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
Haskell
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. M.G. Oil Company
David Engstrom v. Doc Holladay
Okada
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Essentia Health
Lureen
City of Pontiac General Employees' Retirement System v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Southern Bakeries, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.
Lureen
Greenley
Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. v. Illinois Union Insurance Co.
Corey White v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
LABR
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. M.G. Oil Co.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States
Division of Employment Security v. Board of Police Commissioners
Macomb County Employees v. Stratasys Ltd.
Donaldson v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
North Memorial Health Care v. National Labor Relations Board
Union Pacific Railroad v. Surface Transportation Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Memorial Health Care
Miklin Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
North Memorial Health Care v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. EYM King of Missouri, LLC
Entergy Operations, Inc. v. United Government Security Officers of America International Union
United States Ex Rel. Ambrosecchia v. Paddock Laboratories, LLC
National Labor Relations Board v. Missouri Red Quarries, Inc.
Cargill, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Hassanin Aly v. Hanzada Import & Export, etc.
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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.