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
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union, Local Union 193-G v. PPG Industries, Inc.
Stanley Smith v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Carrie Zepperi-Lomanto v. American Postal Workers Union
Catherine Conrad v. AM Community Credit Union
Wagener Equities, Incorporated v. Arnold Chapman
Heartland Human Services v. National Labor Relations Board
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division/IBT v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Lauren B. v. Baxter International Inc. & Subsidiaries Welfare Benefit Plan for Active Employees
Stahly
Holshouser
Jeffrey Harris v. Adame Hasse
Jeffrey Harris v. Adame Hasse
American Postal Workers Union, O'Hare Midway "T" Local 7011 v. American Postal Workers Union
Teamsters Local Union No. 705 v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC
Marano
Trustees of Teamsters Union No. 142 Pension Fund v. AJ & S Trucking, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. SVT, LLC
Toshiba Corp. v. Imation Corp.
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Inc. v. Sebelius
Dawn Adams v. James Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MacH Mining, LLC
Elena Diadenko v. Mary Folino
Anthimos Gogos v. AMS-Mechanical System, Incorpo
James Reynolds v. Daniel M. Tangherlini
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Professional Freezing Services, LLC
NECA-IBEW Rockford Local Union 364 Health & Welfare Fund v. a & a Drug Co.
Union County, Illinois v. Merscorp, Incorporated
Piekarski v. Amedisys Illinois, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Titan Tire Corp. of Freeport, Inc. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Transport Workers Union of America v. Transport Workers Union of America
Young v. Fortis Plastics, LLC
Catrambone
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rexnord Industries, LLC
Lippert Tile Co. v. International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen
National Labor Relations Board v. Teamsters "General" Local Union No. 200
Certco, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 695
United Food & Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Health Benefits Fund v. Walgreen Co.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen, General Committee of Adjustment v. Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Board of Education
Johnson v. Trans Union, LLC
David Johnson v. Trans Union LLC
David Johnson v. Trans Union LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aurora Health Care Inc.
Donald Tompkins v. Central Laborers' Pension Fun
Dennison v. Mony Life Retirement Income Security Plan for Employees
Reddinger v. Sena Severance Pay Plan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad
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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.