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
Adams
Romaniszak-Sanchez
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 139, Afl-Cio v. J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.
Int'l Union Eng 139 v. J.H. Findorff & Son
Adams
Rafine
Mckinney Restoration, Co., Inc. v. Illinois District Council No. 1 Of The International Union Of Bricklayers And Allied Craftworkers
McKinney Restoration, Co. v. Illinois District Council No. 1 of the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
Wisconsin UFCW Unions & Employers Health Plan v. Woodman's Food Market, Inc.
Anderson
Electric Insurance v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
DELONG
Pease v. Production Workers Union Of Chicago And Vicinity Local 707
Pease v. Production Workers Union & Vicinity Local 707
Agnes N. Conder, as Trustee of the Conder Living Trust, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Union Planters Bank, N.A.
Wisconsin v. Abbott Laboratories, Amgen, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Caterpillar Inc.
Conder, Agnes v. Union Planters Bank
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Res Environmental Services, Inc.
JamSports and Entertainment, LLC v. PARADAMA PRODUCTION, INC.
Henderson v. Irving Materials, Inc.
Laborers' Pension v. RES Envir Services
Fox
American Equine Ins. Group, Inc. v. Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa
Advance Cast Stone Company v. Bridge, Structural and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local Union No. 1
Advance Cast Stone v. Local Union 1
Moline
Perfection Bakeries, Inc. v. Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers, Local Union No. 414
Jones
Sca Tissue North America Llc, Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
SCA Tissue North v. NLRB
Methode Electronics, Incorporated v. Adam Technologies, Incorporated and Vincent Devito
Prince Adesegun Fadayiro v. Ameriquest Mortgage Co.
Fadayiro, Prince A. v. Ameriquest Mortgage
Methode Electronics v. Adam Technologies In
Baker
Atc Vancom of California, L.P. v. National Labor Relations Board
ATC Vancom CA v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board v. City Wide Insulation of Madison, Inc., D/B/A Builders' Insulation, Inc.
NLRB v. City Wide Insulation
Local Union No. 1, Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers International Union v. Mel-O-Cream Donuts International, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. General Teamsters Union Local 662
NLRB v. Gen'l Teamsters 662
Nat'l Union Fire Pit v. Garrity, James M.
County, Municipal Employees' Supervisors' and Foremen's Union Local 1001 (Chicago, Illinois) v. Laborers' International Union of North America
Local 1001 v. Laborers' Int'l Unio
Gibson
Jorden
East Coast Fasteners & Closures, Inc. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
Int'l Union 150 v. NLRB
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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.