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 2,136 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.
Of the 2,136 published rulings we track in the Seventh Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 2,124 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 556 summary-judgment rulings here, 357 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 198 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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Seventh Circuit covers.
Air Serv Corp. v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 2150 v. Nextera Energy Point Beach LLC
Lend Lease (US) Construction Inc. v. Administrative Employer Services, Inc.
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. U.S. Bank National Ass'n
Fedex Freight, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
NLRB v. FedEx Freight, Inc.
Stewart
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 139 v. Wingra Stone Co.
Adam
Porter
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
Schmitz
Rupcich
Amglo Kemlite Laboratories, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Citibank, N.A. v. Municipal Employees'
Boltinghouse
United States ex rel. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n, Local Union 20 v. Horning Investments, LLC
Sidney Hillman Health Center of Rochester v. Abbott Laboratories & AbbVie Inc.
William Charles Construction Co. v. Teamsters Local Union 627
Board of Trustees of the Automobile Mechanics' Local No. 701 Union & Industry Pension Fund v. Full Circle Group, Inc.
Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO
Polycon Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wisconsin Plastics, Inc.
Laborers' Pension Fund v. W.R. Weis Co.
Martina Beverly v. Abbott Laboratories, Incorpora
Cocker v. Terminal Railroad Ass'n of St. Louis Pension Plan for Nonschedule Employees
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aerotek, Inc.
Staffing Network Holdings, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Staffing Network Holdings, LLC v. NLRB
Contemporary Cars, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Wasiu I. Alade v. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Demex Group, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Amsted Rail Co., Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mach Mining, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. AutoZone, Inc.
EEOC v. AutoZone, Incorporated
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Flambeau, Inc.
Carmen Carothers v. County of Cook
Big Ridge, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Boogaard v. National Hockey League
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northern Star Hospitality
House v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
Schneider v. Cornerstone Pints, Inc.
Keith Curtis v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Smith v. Chicago Transit Authority
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Orion Energy Systems Inc.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. AutoZone, Inc.
LuzMaria Arroyo v. Volvo Group North America, LLC
Caterpillar Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
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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.