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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Recent Rulings in the Seventh Circuit
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Melgoza
Derogatis
Dietrich
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
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Newton
Chicago Tribune, LLC v. Teamsters Local Union No. 727
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Rail Terminal Services LLC
Jibson
LABR
Schewitz
Mojapelo
Nelson v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Ohr
Mlsna
LABR
Kujat
Lu Aku v. Chicago Teachers Union
Lu Aku v. Chicago Teachers Union
Daniel
Grayson
Brock Indus. Servs., LLC v. Laborers' Int'l Union of N. Am. Constr.
Brock Industrial Services, LLC v. Laborers' International Union
McMaken
Wallace
Adama Njie v. Stephanie Dorethy
Adama Njie v. Stephanie Dorethy
Adama Njie v. Stephanie Dorethy
Harbeck
Tarochione
Barnes
Castaneda
Walsh
Wilkins
Bigger
Bakov
Canada
Laborers' Pension Fund v. IFE&S Inc.
Bland
Rauner
Local 705 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Fund v. Central Contractors Service, Inc.
Markette
Dietrich
Dukes
Danny Ruark v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Danny Ruark v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Dusek
Harris Davis Rebar, LLC v. Structural Iron Workers Local Union No. 1 Pension Trust Fund
Harris Davis Rebar, LLC v. Structural Iron Workers Local Union No. 1 Pension Trust Fund
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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.