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
ChadAllen Beers v. Tammy Stockton
Clyde M. Kellogg v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation
Clyde M. Kellogg v. Union Pacific RR
Strong
Berkey
Badralsadat Madani v. Univ. of NE Bd. of
New World Communications v. National Labor Relations Board
Wildman
National Labor Relations Board v. Superior of Missouri, Inc.
NLRB v. Superior of MO
Carleton College, Petitioner/respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/petitioner
Carleton College v. NLRB
Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1498 v. Jefferson Partners, Doing Business as Jefferson Lines, L.P.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Woodbridge Corp.
Northwestern Public Service v. Union Carbide Corp.
Larson
Beard
Virginia Fowler v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
Fair
Gordon Ex Rel. Gordon v. Ottumwa Community School District
Kathleen Burds v. Union Pacific Corp.
Burds v. Union Pacific Corporation
Randall Boersig v. Union Electric Company International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1439
Trailmobile Trailer, LLC v. International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers
Trailmobile Trailer, LLC v. International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, MacHine & Furniture Workers, Local Union No. 1149
Michael Dietz v. Hormel Employees C U
Randall Boersig v. Union Electric Co.
Donna Robinson Phillips v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Morgan
Donna R. Phillips v. Union Pacific RR
UPIU
International Paper Company v. United Paperworkers International Union
Philomena Badami v. Terry Flood
Gilbert v. Constitution State Service, Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hickman Mills Consolidated School District No. 1
Union Pacific Railroad v. St. Louis Marketplace, Ltd. Partnership
Sandra Jarrett, - Appellee/ Cross v. Erc Properties, Inc., - Appellant/ Cross
Steve E. Adair v. Jim Burgett
Hiller
Adams
Gary A. Bloom v. NLRB
Gary A. Bloom v. National Labor Relations Board, Office and Professional Employees International Union, Afl-Cio Local 12, Intervenor on Appeal
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Farmers Union Oil Company of Rolla, a Corporation
Gene Kimbrell, D/B/A Gene Kimbrell's Body Shop, Inc. v. Union Standard Insurance Company
Burlington Northern v. Farmers Union Oil
Gene Kimbrell v. Union Standard Ins.
Joseph H. Badami v. Brian Wayne Burgess
Chicago Truck Drivers v. Brotherhood Labor Leasing
Chicago Truck Drivers, Helpers And Warehouse Workers Union Pension Fund v. Brotherhood Labor Leasing
Eugene Herring v. The Canada Life Assurance Company
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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.