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
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
Pisut
Afram Boutros v. Avis Rent A Car System, LLC
Autonation, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150
Chontel Miller v. Polaris Laboratories LLC
Chicago Teachers Union, Local v. Board of Education of the City
Ronald Sweatt v. Union Pacific Railroad Co
Frank Burks v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Ho
White
Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1 v. Board of Education
Orr Ex Rel. Orr v. Assurant Employee Benefits
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
Illinois Central Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, Division of International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northern Star Hospitality, Inc.
Wedeward
LifeSource
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Rupcich
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Staffmark Investment LLC
Board of Trustees of the Automobile Mechanics' Local No. 701 Union & Industry Pension Fund v. Joyce Ford, Inc.
Moore
Schane v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union Local No. 710 Pension Fund Pension Plan
Johnson v. Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan
Big Ridge, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Big Ridge, Incorporated v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board v. HH3 Trucking, Inc.
Smith v. Union Pacific Railroad
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. U.S. Dry Cleaning Services Corp.
Jones
Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1 v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
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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.