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
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, and Terracon, Incorporated, Intervenor-Respondent
Enodis Corporation v. Employers Insur
J.N. Moser Trucking, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
Employers Insurance of Wausau v. El Banco De Seguros Del Estado
Chao
Thomas Adams v. Richard Catrambone and Great Lakes Building Materials, Inc.
Adams, Thomas v. Catrambone, Richard
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Ganton Technologies, Inc. v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace And Agricultural Implement Workers Of America, U.A.W., Local 627
Ganton Technologies, Inc. v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers
Brotherhood of Maint v. Union Pacific
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Severn Trent Services, Inc.
EEOC v. Severn Trent
Bloomington-Normal Seating Co., Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
Bloomington-Normal S v. NLRB
International Financial Services Corp. v. Chromas Technologies Canada, Inc.
International Financial Services Corporation v. Chromas Technologies Canada, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ralphs Grocery Co.
Unionamerica Ins. Co. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories
Albert Bethea v. Robert J. Adams & Associates Law Offices of Melvin James Kaplan and Zalutsky & Pinski, Ltd.
Bethea, Albert v. Robert J. Adams &
International Union Of United Automobile, Aerospace And Agricultural Implement Workers Of America, U.A.W. And Its Local 803, v. Rockford Powertrain, Inc.
International Union of United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers, Local 803 v. Rockford Powertrain, Inc.
Robertson-Ceco Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fleming Companies, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Fleming Companies, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Sears, Roebuck & Company, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Hackner
Sears Roebuck v. NLRB
Monee Nursery & Landscaping Company v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, Afl-Cio
Monee Nursery v. Int'l Union Eng 150
Marino
Winkie Manufacturing v. NLRB
Winkie Mfg. Co., Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Cynthia Albert, Jeffrey Beadle, Cecilia E. Comstock v. Trans Union Corporation
Krokosky
Moran
Dennis Walker v. Abbott Laboratories
Walker, Dennis v. Abbott Laboratories
Haehl
Trompler, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Trompler, Inc. v. NLRB
Bituin
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
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and James M. Ferguson, Intervening v. Pipefitters Association Local Union 597
EEOC v. Pipefitters 597
Tig Insurance Company v. Reliable Research Company, and Security Union Title Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant
In Re Wal-Mart Employee Litigation
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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.