Employment Rulings in the Seventh Circuit
The Seventh Circuit covers the federal courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,243 published rulings we track here (1975–2026), 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 1,243 published rulings we track in the Seventh 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 1,238 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 307 summary-judgment rulings here, 203 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 104 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.
Top Claim Types
Top Employers
- Union Pacific Railroad Company45
- Abbott Laboratories28
- Board of Education of the City of Chicago12
- Union Pacific Railroad11
- United Airlines, Inc.10
- Chicago Transit Authority9
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Seventh Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Seventh Circuit
Richard Highbaugh v. Exelead, Inc.
Aisha Putnam v. Caramelcrisp, LLC
Robert Richardson v. Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Nichole Lutz v. Froedtert Health, Inc.
Debra Pratt v. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry
Debra Pratt v. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry
Brenda Koehler v. Infosys Technologies Limited, Inc.
Russia Brown v. CTA
Lisa Johnson v. Amazon.com Services LLC
Kathleen Hayes v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
Kellie Wilson v. AIM Specialty Health
Alma Sanchez v. El Milagro, Inc.
Alma Sanchez v. El Milagro, Inc.
Darell Burton v. Will County Sheriff's Merit Commission
Griffith Foods International Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg
Latosha Bowlin v. Board of Directors, Judah Christian School
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Educators for Excellence, Inc.
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Educators for Excellence, Inc.
Morales
Hood
Dobrov
Chic
Muzzarelli
Offereins
Teague
Ramos
RACHWALSKI
Porter
Ehmann
Barber
Beal
Thomas
King
Pension Fund of Cement Masons Union Local No. 502 v. Ruane Construction, Inc.
White-Goyzueta
Brown
Electrical Insurance Trustees Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. WCP Solar Services, LLC
Operating Engineers Local 139 Health Benefit Fund v. Lake Effect Construction Inc
Bunkley
LOVE
Johnson v. Kerry Inc.
Brink, Andrew v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
Guizar
Mason v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1546
COTTON
Hypes
ELLIS, II v. MARION COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
Hoffman
Foreman
Trustees of the Teamsters Union No. 142 Pension Fund v. C.N.B. Construction LLC
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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.