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
Jones
Morris Silverman Management Corp. v. Western Union Financial Services, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jillian's of Indianapolis, IN, Inc.
Adams, Reuben v. Bartow, Byran
Sarver
Masiongale Electrical-Mechanical, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, and Indiana State Pipe Trades Association, Intervenor
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dial Corp.
Hawkins, Mark C. v. First Union Corp
Huck Store Fixture Company, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Huck Store Fixture v. NLRB
Zeigler Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and William E. Hawker
Brinda Adams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
National Steel Corporation, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Adams, Brinda v. Sam's Club/Wal-Mart
Nat'l Steel Corp v. NLRB
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, and Brandt Construction Company, Intervening
Farrell, Leo J. v. Abbott Laboratories
Int'l Union 150 v. NLRB
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lakeside Building Maintenance, Inc.
Masiongale Elec v. NLRB
Adams
National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. Midwestern Personnel Services, Inc., Respondent/cross-Petitioner
NLRB v. Midwestern Personnel
Employers Insurance of Wausau v. American Re-Insurance Co.
National Labor Relations Board v. Niblock Excavating, Inc.
County, Municipal Employees' Supervisors & Foreman's Union Local No. 1001 v. Laborers' Pension Fund
National Labor Relations Board v. Deutsche Post Global Mail, Ltd.
National Labor Relations Board v. Deutsche Post Global Mail, Ltd.
B.S. Ex Rel. Schneider v. Board of School Trustees, Fort Wayne Community Schools
Bethea
Telemark Development Group, Inc., a Nevada Corporation v. John P. Mengelt, Cross-Appellee
Amax Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Jack Chubb
Garg
American Civil Liberties Union v. United States General Services Administration
Sorrell
Harte
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Applicant-Appellee v. Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
Leber
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Preferred Management Corp.
Thomas E. Heinz and Richard J. Schmitt, Jr. v. Central Laborers' Pension Fund
Heinz, Thomas E. v. Central Laborers Pen
Glenn E. Jones v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Jones, Glenn E. v. Union Pacific
Laborers' Pension Fund v. a & C Environmental, Inc.
Laborers' Pension Fund v. A & C Environmental, Incorporated
Peter Scheiber v. Dolby Laboratories, Inc., and Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp.
Maxine Livermore v. Amax Coal Company, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Blackmore Sewer Construction, Inc.
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Blackmore Sewer Construction, Incorporated
Bulkmatic Transport Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters & Local 407
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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.