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
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Audrain Health Care, Inc.
PSC Custom, LP v. United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Local No. 11-770
Givens
Cornelius Brown v. Union Pacific Railroad
Wages
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hill Country Farms, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Randall Ford, Inc.
IUOE
Maverick Transportation, LLC v. U.S. Department of Labor
Maverick Transportation, LLC v. U.S. Department of Labor
Eartha McMiller v. Metro
Stults v. Symrise, Inc.
Minnihan v. Mediacom Communications Corp.
Reyco Granning LLC v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 245
Adams
Ray
Cindy Adair v. ConAgra Foods
Land O' Lakes, Inc. v. Employers Insurance
National Labor Relations Board v. RELCO Locomotives, Inc.
Carlisle Power Transmission Products, Inc. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union, Local Union No. 662
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 148 v. Gateway Hotel Holding, Inc.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 682 v. Thoele Asphalt Paving, Inc.
Jenkins v. Medical Laboratories of Eastern Iowa, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JBS USA, LLC
Lenzen v. Workers Compensation Reinsurance Ass'n
Marcum v. Retirement Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees of Noranda Aluminum, Inc.
Brown
United States Postal Service v. American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund v. Park-Mark, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Product Fabricators Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hill Country Farms, Inc.
Dimas Lopez v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Union Insurance v. Hull & Co.
Warren Unilube, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Maytag Corp. v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers
Laborers District Council v. Natonal Labor Relations Board
Jenkins
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Product Fabricators, Inc.
Elsie Mayard v. Adam Siegfried
Rice
Israel v. Department of Labor, Administrative Review Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.
Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund v. Benco Landscape Construction, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Radtke
National Labor Relations Board v. American Firestop Solutions, Inc.
Vincent Johnson v. Edward Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Product Fabricators, Inc.
Hayden
Breckenridge O'Fallon, Inc. v. Teamsters Union Local No. 682
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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.