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
Smith v. US Department of Ed
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA LABORERS WELFARE FUND v. VAN DALSEN
TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA ELECTRICAL WORKERS PENSION TRUST FUND IBEW v. DARNELL, INC.
Gunn
Dietrich
Marquelle Smith v. Herbert Adams
Marquelle Smith v. Herbert Adams
Marquelle Smith v. Herbert Adams
Smith v. Rockwell Automation Inc
Charles Curry v. Revolution Laboratories, LLC
Dennis
Williams v. MJC Acquisition, LLC, Matilda Jane, LLC
Reed
Central Laborers' Pension, Welfare and Annuity Funds v. Groundworks Contracting, Inc.
Jones
TURENTINE
Weatherall
ADM
Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Health and Welfare Fund v. Illinois State Police Master Sergeant
Winkfield
Johnson v. Diakon Logistics
Berrios
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Midwest Brickpaving, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Walmart Stores East, L.P.
Trustees of the NECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund v. Marion Fire Sprinkler and Alarm, Inc.
Central Laborers' Pension, Welfare and Annuity Funds v. Wyandotte Corp.
Wisconsin Laborers Pension Fund v. The Bristol Group, LLC
Howell
Holtz
Mullens, Chad v. Adams County Government
Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Board Of Education City Of Chicago
Holtz
University of Chicago v. NLRB
University of Chicago v. NLRB
Carroll
Jarchow, Adam v. State Bar of Wisconsin
Laborers Pension Fund v. Fuertes Systems Landscaping, Inc.
Amy Harnishfeger v. United States
MIHUTI
Aviation West Charters, LLC v. Health and Welfare Plan for Employees of Ajinomoto USA, Inc.
COSTELLO
Martin
Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Fund v. Capital Parking, L.L.C
Williams v. Sam's East Inc
Painters District Council No. 30, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO v. Rock-It Interiors, Inc.
Cabak, Allan v. JELD-WEN, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Bishop
Fox Valley Laborers' Health and Welfare Fund v. Hugh Henry Construction Inc.
Armada (Singapore) PTE Limited v. Amcol International Corp.
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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.