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
National Labor Relations Board, and International Union of Elevator Constructors, Afl-Cio, Intervening-Petitioner v. River City Elevator Company, Inc.
NLRB v. River City Elevator
Adams
Ryan, T. v. v. Union Pacific
Apostal
National Labor Relations Board v. Clinton Electronics Corporation
NLRB v. Clinton Electronics
Lyne Brunt, David Wadinski and John Wittenberg v. Service Employees International Union and Dan Iverson
Boutté
Brunt, Lyne v. Service Employee 150
United Trans Union v. Gateway Western
NLRB v. Cook County School
Teamsters & Employers Welfare Trust of Illinois v. Gorman Brothers Ready Mix
Hasan
Teamsters Employers v. Gorman Bros Ready
L.S.F. Transportation, Inc., A/K/A L.S.F. Trucking, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
NLRB v. L.S.F. Trans Inc
Truck Drivers, Oil Drivers Filling Station & Platform Workers Union, Local 705 v. A.D. Connor, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Preferred Management Corp.
Crampton
Coil
National Labor Relations Board v. Office Depot, Inc.
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Beer, Soft Drink, Water, Fruit Juice, Carbonic Gas, Liquor Sales Drivers, Helpers, Inside Workers, Local Union No. 744
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Hartman Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Hartman Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Barron
Bemis Company Inc v. EEOC
EEOC v. Univ Chicago Hosp
Bloedorn v. Francisco Foods, Inc.
McClimon
Thompson
Lena Gallagher, on Behalf of a Class v. Abbott Laboratories and Miles D. White
Gallagher, Lena v. Abbott Laboratories
Stone v. Sangamon County Sheriff's Department
Bushouse
EEOC v. North Gibson School
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Gibson School Corporation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dial Corp.
Bert M. Yetman, Jerry L. Adams, Frank L. Ahern v. Jane Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Fletcher
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Multi-Ad Services, Incorporated, Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
Tart
Multi-Ad Services v. NLRB
United States Can Company v. National Labor Relations Board, and United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc, Intervening
Kadas, Richard M. v. MCI Systemhouse
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Michael Nicosia, Intervening v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 134 v. Chicago & Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters
Braxton
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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.