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
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) - Transportation Division
Soo Line Railroad Co. v. Admin. Rev. Bd US Labor Dept.
Van Oyen v. MSH Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc.
Baltz
National Labor Relations Board v. Anderson Excavating Company
Williams v. Unemployment Securities
Prokes
Murphy v. Labor Source, LLC
Brown
Fellows
McCoy
Rust
Martinez-Nolan
Lechner
Nagel
Lamb
DeAngelis
Baker
Chowdada
Ranney
Sanders
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Cleaver
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Johnson v. Evergreen Packaging LLC
Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund v. Danna Excavating, LLC
Brown
Brown
Stephanie Reygadas v. DNF Associates
Finger
Menge
Smith v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Mikale
Local 513 International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO v. James Martin Excavating Inc.
Construction Industry Laborers Pension Fund v. Zoie, LLC
Walsh
Local 513, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO v. Petry Excavating, LLC
Gruttemeyer
Owen
Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund v. Terra-Scape Landscape Constructors, LLC
Lokey
Timmons
Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund v. Gateway Construction Services, Inc.
Macon
Jorn
Boyle
Local 513, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO v. Innovated Construction LLC
American Federation of Government Employees v. U.S. Dept of Veteran Affairs
Christopher Buie v. U.S. Dept. of Labor, Admin Bd
Pryor
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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.