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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Recent Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
Trbovich
Auer
Linda Miller v. National Casualty Company, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae
EEOC v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.
William J. Welsh, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Burlington Northern, Inc., Employee Benefits Plan, Appellant/cross-Appellee
Murray v. Stuckey's, Inc.
Pat S. BRANDIS, Et Al., Appellants, v. KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Et Al., Appellees
NLRB v. Pipes Enterprises
NLRB v. Pony Express Courier
Dane
Jennings
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. v. Teamsters Local Union No. 828
EEOC v. Independent Stave Co., Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. KWMT, Inc.
EEOC v. Ritenour School Dist.
Health Enterprises v. Nlrb
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. South Dakota Wheat Growers Ass'n
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Rath Packing Company
19 Employee Benefits Cas. 2168, Pens. Plan Guide P 23915v
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Financial Assurance, Inc.
Villarreal v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
37 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1346, 37 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,269, 6 Employee Benefits Ca 1629
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Shell Oil Company v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Samuel T. ROBINO, Appellant, v. Eleanor Holmes NORTON, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Appellee
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Home of Economy, Inc.
EEOC v. Emerson Elec. Co.
Shell Oil Co. v. United States EEOC
Giles
Declue
U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc.
Litton Industries, Inc. v. Nlrb
Nlrb v. Erlich's 814, Inc.
Harvey Eng. And Mfg. Corp. v. Nlrb
Nlrb v. J-B Enterprises, Inc
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Central Airlines
Nlrb v. Falkowski Grocery
Roswil, Inc. v. Nlrb
Nlrb v. Retail Store Employees Local 322
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fry-Wagner Moving & Storage Co.
Cihacek
Nlrb v. Fidelity Telephone Co
EEOC v. Contour Chair Lounge Co., Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.
Hennepin Broadcasting Associates, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Nlrb v. Carpenters Local Union 1260
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OP. COM'N v. Quick Shop Mkts., Inc.
Nlrb v. Suburban Amc/jeep, Inc
Nlrb v. Concourse Porsche Audi, Inc
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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.