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 752 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 752 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 752 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 180 summary-judgment rulings here, 112 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 67 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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
NLRB v. EYM King of Missouri, LLC
Ferguson
Birapaka
Human Rights Defense Center v. Union County, Arkansas
Rasberry
Higgins
Spence
Aerotek, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
Okada
Southern Bakeries, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.
Corey White v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
LABR
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. M.G. Oil Co.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States
Macomb County Employees v. Stratasys Ltd.
Donaldson v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
Union Pacific Railroad v. Surface Transportation Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Memorial Health Care
North Memorial Health Care v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. EYM King of Missouri, LLC
Entergy Operations, Inc. v. United Government Security Officers of America International Union
United States Ex Rel. Ambrosecchia v. Paddock Laboratories, LLC
National Labor Relations Board v. Missouri Red Quarries, Inc.
Hassanin Aly v. Hanzada Import & Export, etc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Chipotle Services, LLC
Mercier v. United States Department of Labor
Hiland Partners GP Holdings, LLC v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
Barbara Williams v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
City of Ozark, AR v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Craig Keefe v. Beth Adams
Finley Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
The Finley Hospital v. NLRB
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Grisham Farm Products, Inc.
Cellular Sales of Missouri, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Khadara-Ayan Yousuf v. Fairview Health Services
Silgan Containers Corp. v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n, Local Union No. 2
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Local Union 1613 v. Energy Manufacturing Co.
MikLin Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Keokuk Glycerin, LLC v. Midwest Laboratories, Inc.
Fedex Freight, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Michael Adams v. American Family Mutual Ins. Co
Busch Properties, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
ConAgra Foods, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Bonnie Hasenwinkel v. Mosaic
Veronica R. Grage v. Northern States Power Co. - MN
Nichols Aluminum, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Cynthia Thomas v. Heartland Employment Services
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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.