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
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad
Dana Container, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Dana Container, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Flambeau, Inc.
Indiana Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc. v. Indiana Secretary of State
Janada Garner v. Executive Management Services
Jack A. Sheets v. Interra Credit Union
Air Serv Corp. v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1
Lend Lease (US) Construction Inc. v. Administrative Employer Services, Inc.
Fedex Freight, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
NLRB v. FedEx Freight, Inc.
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 139 v. Wingra Stone Co.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
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Amglo Kemlite Laboratories, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Citibank, N.A. v. Municipal Employees'
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United States ex rel. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n, Local Union 20 v. Horning Investments, LLC
Sidney Hillman Health Center of Rochester v. Abbott Laboratories & AbbVie Inc.
Board of Trustees of the Automobile Mechanics' Local No. 701 Union & Industry Pension Fund v. Full Circle Group, Inc.
Polycon Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wisconsin Plastics, Inc.
Martina Beverly v. Abbott Laboratories, Incorpora
Cocker v. Terminal Railroad Ass'n of St. Louis Pension Plan for Nonschedule Employees
Staffing Network Holdings, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Staffing Network Holdings, LLC v. NLRB
Contemporary Cars, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Demex Group, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mach Mining, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. AutoZone, Inc.
EEOC v. AutoZone, Incorporated
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Flambeau, Inc.
Carmen Carothers v. County of Cook
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northern Star Hospitality
House v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
Keith Curtis v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Smith v. Chicago Transit Authority
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Orion Energy Systems Inc.
LuzMaria Arroyo v. Volvo Group North America, LLC
Caterpillar Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Afram Boutros v. Avis Rent A Car System, LLC
Autonation, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Chontel Miller v. Polaris Laboratories LLC
Ronald Sweatt v. Union Pacific Railroad Co
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Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1 v. Board of Education
Orr Ex Rel. Orr v. Assurant Employee Benefits
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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.