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
Illig
Walker
George Williams v. Conagra Poultry Company, Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amicus on Behalf Of
Union Electric Company, Doing Business as Amerenue v. Southwestern Bell Telephone L.P., Successor Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Union Electric Co. v. Southwestern Bell
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.
Carr
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Consolidated Freightways Corp.
Trustees of the Graphic Communication International Union Local 1B Health & Welfare Fund "A" v. Tension Envelope Corp.
Trustees Of The Graphic Communication International Union Local 1b Health And Welfare Fund "A" v. Tension Envelope Corporation
William Rogers v. Jason Adams
Coleman
John Morris v. Union Pacific RR
McKenzie Engineering v. NLRB
Union Pacific R. Co. v. INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES
Olson
Adams
Doe
Tarsha Baker v. Union College
Kennedy & Co., Inc. v. International Broth. of Teamsters Local Union No. 90
Adams v. Continental Casualty Company
Brandee K. Adams v. Continental Casualty
National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross v. Memc Electronic Materials, Inc., Respondent/cross
NLRB v. MEMC Electronic
Chapman v. United States Department of Labor
McClendon
Minnesota Laborers Health And Welfare Fund v. Peter M. Scanlan
JHP & Associates, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
In Re Xcel Energy, Inc., Sec., Der. &" Erisa" Lit.
Pamela Weyers v. Lear Operations Corporation, Doing Business as Lear Corporation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf Of
Wyeth
Minnesota Laborers Health & Welfare Fund v. Scanlan
Yapp
David
Frank Stevenson v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Frank Stevenson v. Union Pacific RR
McBurney
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Wendland & Utz, Ltd.
Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. Wendland & Utz, Ltd.
First Union National Bank v. Pictet Overseas Trust Corp.
National Labor Relations Board v. Superior of Missouri, Inc.
NLRB v. Superior of MO
Dairy
Milk Drivers, Dairy & Ice Cream Employees, Laundry & Dry Cleaning Drivers, Clerical & Allied Workers, Local Union No. 387 v. Roberts Dairy
Natioanal Union Fire Insurance v. Terra Industries, Inc.
Donald Shaffer v. Amada America, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kohler Company, D/B/A Sterling Plumbing Group, Inc.
Conwed Corp. v. Union Carbide Corp.
JCR HOTEL, INC., PETITIONER/CROSS — v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, RESPONDENT/CROSS —
JCR Hotel v. NLRB
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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.