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.
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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
National Credit Union Administration Board v. CUMIS Insurance Society, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Chipotle Services, LLC
Mercier v. United States Department of Labor
Hiland Partners GP Holdings, LLC v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
Barbara Williams v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
City of Ozark, AR v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Craig Keefe v. Beth Adams
Finley Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
The Finley Hospital v. NLRB
Hernandez
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Grisham Farm Products, Inc.
Cellular Sales of Missouri, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Khadara-Ayan Yousuf v. Fairview Health Services
Osthus
Silgan Containers Corp. v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n, Local Union No. 2
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Local Union 1613 v. Energy Manufacturing Co.
MikLin Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Patrick Doyle v. Trans Union
Keokuk Glycerin, LLC v. Midwest Laboratories, Inc.
Fedex Freight, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Michael Adams v. American Family Mutual Ins. Co
Busch Properties, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
ConAgra Foods, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. Seedorff Masonry, Inc.
Parsons Electric, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Bonnie Hasenwinkel v. Mosaic
Veronica R. Grage v. Northern States Power Co. - MN
Jiang v. Porter
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cummins Power Generation Inc.
Gillespie v. Charter Communications
Lion Oil Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Adams
Nichols Aluminum, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Cynthia Thomas v. Heartland Employment Services
Ena J. Wages v. Stuart Management Corporation
Chavonya Watson v. Heartland Health Laboratories
Greater Omaha Packing Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Khadara-Ayan Yousuf v. Fairview Health Services
Valspar Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 33 Retirement Trust v. Rasmussen Mechanical Services, Inc.
IUOE
John Adams v. Gary Campbell
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. PMT Corp.
PSC Custom, LP v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union, Local No. 11-770
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Product Fabricators, Inc.
McKinney ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Southern Bakeries, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. New Prime, Inc.
Nyffeler Construction, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
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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.