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
Randolph, Elsie P. v. IN Local Union 1003
LABR
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lee's Log Cabin, Inc.
Starcon International, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Starcon International, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Ameriquest
Gillespie
BLET
Charles O. Sims and Sandra Adams v. Gc Services L.P., Dls Enterprises, Incorporated, and Gc Financial Corporation
Employers Insurance Company of Wausau v. Century Indemnity Company
Employers Insurance v. Century Indemnity
Craig J. Duchossois Revocable Trust UAD 9/11/1989 v. CDx Laboratories, Inc.
Martinez, Isaac v. Abbott Laboratories
Elaine Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor v. Gunite Corporation
Cuna Mutual Insurance Society v. Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 39
Cuna Mutual Insur v. Int'l Union 39
American Roller Co. v. Foster Adams Leasing, LLP
Miguel Quezada-Luna v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP v. EEOC
Safiyyah Maalik v. International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 2
Maalik, Safiyyah v. Int'l Union Elev 2
IFC Credit Corp. v. United Business & Industrial Federal Credit Union
Downey
Local 7-0018, Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers (Pace) International Union v. Wisconsin Gas Co.
Tri-Gen Incorporated v. International Union Of Operating Engineers, Local 150, Afl-Cio
Tri-Gen Inc. v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150
Brettler
Shares, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Shares, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Nick Slusher v. National Labor Relations Board
Slusher, Nick v. NLRB
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP.
Fedex Freight East, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Anderson
Shorter
Moriarty Ex Rel. Local Union No. 727, I.B.T. Pension Trust v. Svec
Local 15, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, and Midwest Generation, Eme, Llc, Intervenor
Int'l Brohd Elec 15 v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 16, Afl-Cio
NLRB v. Int'l Brohd Elec 16
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Continental Airlines, Inc.
George and Ruth Schillinger v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and Union Pacific Corporation
Schillinger, George v. Union Pacific
State of Wisconsin v. Abbott Laboratories
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc.
James Hess & John Hess v. Reg-Ellen MacHine Tool Corp. And Reg Ellen MacHine Tool Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
R.J. Corman Derailment Services, LLC v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union 150, Afl-Cio
R.J. Corman v. Int'l Union 150
Roy G. Nelson, Clarence Alsip, Charles Andrews v. John Stewart, Donald R. Say, and United Steelworkers of America, Local Union 12213
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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.