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 2,293 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 2,293 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 2,252 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 465 summary-judgment rulings here, 273 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 191 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 Seventh Circuit
Greenberg
Fiala
Brooks
Griffin-Thomas
Gilbank, Michelle v. Wood County DHS
Zeyadeh
Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. d/b/a METRA v. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers - Transportation Division
STRATTON
Central Laborers' Pension, Welfare and Annuity Funds v. Wyandotte Corp.
Carrico
Sias
McNeal
Fares
Trump
TURNER
Zarate
Long
CAMM
Wisconsin Electrical Employees Health and Welfare Plan v. Lewins Electric LLC
Johnson as Next Friend of C.C., A Minor v. Hotel Management Services Inc.
Dart
BOWMAN
Employers and Operating Engineers Local 520 Pension Fund v. A & A Companies, Inc.
Wisconsin Laborers Pension Fund v. Wayne's Caulking, Inc.
Trustees of the Indiana State Council of Roofers Health and Welfare Fund v. McDowell Roofing LLC
Bjelica
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Property Recycling Services Corp.
McGinnis
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 743 v. Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare and Pension Funds
Connectors Realty Group Corporation, The v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
Teamsters Union No 142 Pension Fund Trustees of the v. Actin Inc
Williams v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Teamsters Local Union No. 705 v. L. Neill Cartage Co., Inc.
Simmons
Burnworth
Marski
Wilson
Williams v. Sam's East Inc
Tate
Illinois State Painters Welfare Fund v. Ron Ward
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority
Chicago Teachers Union, Local v. Board of Education of the City
INTEGRITY KOKOSING PIPELINE SERVICES, L.L.C. v. PIPELINERS UNION 798 UNITED ASSOCIATION
Stone v. Signode Industrial Group LLC
Sullers, Sr. v. International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 2
Trustees of the N.E.C.A. - IBEW Local 176 Health, Welfare, Pension, Vacation and Training Trust Funds v. New Frontier Electrical Construction, Inc.
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Rai Concrete, Inc.
Tacuba
Breuder
Trustees of the Indiana State Council of Roofers Health and Welfare Fund v. McDowell Roofing 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.