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
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Trinity Health Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Pacific Railroad
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rosebud Restaurants, Inc.
McDonough
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northern Star Hospitality, Inc.
Wedeward
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Rupcich
Board of Trustees of the Automobile Mechanics' Local No. 701 Union & Industry Pension Fund v. Joyce Ford, Inc.
Schane v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union Local No. 710 Pension Fund Pension Plan
Big Ridge, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Smith v. Union Pacific Railroad
Jones
Stanley Smith v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Carrie Zepperi-Lomanto v. American Postal Workers Union
Heartland Human Services v. National Labor Relations Board
Holshouser
American Postal Workers Union, O'Hare Midway "T" Local 7011 v. American Postal Workers Union
Teamsters Local Union No. 705 v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC
Dawn Adams v. James Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MacH Mining, LLC
Jones v. Culver Franchising System, Inc.
Anthimos Gogos v. AMS-Mechanical System, Incorpo
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Professional Freezing Services, LLC
NECA-IBEW Rockford Local Union 364 Health & Welfare Fund v. a & a Drug Co.
Piekarski v. Amedisys Illinois, LLC
Certco, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 695
United Food & Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Health Benefits Fund v. Walgreen Co.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen, General Committee of Adjustment v. Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Board of Education
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aurora Health Care Inc.
Donald Tompkins v. Central Laborers' Pension Fun
Dennison v. Mony Life Retirement Income Security Plan for Employees
Reddinger v. Sena Severance Pay Plan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aerotek, Inc.
EEOC v. Aerotek, Incorporate
Shadi Jaradat v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Airlines, Inc.
UAL
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad
Lippert Tile Co. v. International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen District Council of Wisconsin Local 5
National Labor Relations Board v. KSM Industries, Inc.
Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers v. Masonry Co.
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Board of Education
Stanley Smith v. Union Pacific Rail
Alswager
Roger Alswager v. Rocky Mountain Instr
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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.