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
Wells
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Davis
Rackley
Rinne
Butenhoff
Christy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Drivers Management, LLC
F.B.
Virden
Doughty-Reed
Steele
Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund v. CMT Roofing, LLC
NLRB v. Noah's Ark Processors, LLC
Wilkins
Jackson v. WalMart, Inc.
Whitehouse
Cupp
Hogan
Deborah Lightner v. Catalent CTS (Kansas City)
Gompert
Henry
Colleen Johnson v. Midwest Division - RBH, LLC
Greater Kansas City Laborers Pension Fund v. A Clean Slate, LLC
Board of Trustees of the Iron Workers St. Louis District Council Pension Trust v. Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co.
Mecke
Carlton
Condron
Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund v. CMT Roofing, LLC
Prothro
Moore
Gompert
Owen
Meza
Jorgensen
Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund v. Aztec Construction Specialties, LLC
Pollyanna Burns v. School Svc Emp Union Local 284
Seals
Painters District Council No. 58 v. MJ Interior Finishes and Construction Management LLC
Adams
Asberry
Brown
Wamhoff
De Santiago Lizama v. Venus Laboratories, Inc.
Ewing
Winesburg
Gauna
Anderson
Sorensen
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. East 40, 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.