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
Pettigrew
Daniels
Wimberly
MSHA
Northern Illinois Steel Supply Company v. Secretary Of Labor
Mark Arnold v. United Mine Workers of America, International Union
Farrell, Leo J. v. Abbott Laboratories
In Re Consol. Industries Corp.
Old Ben Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and James E. Hilliard
Rapier
Abbott Laboratories, Zeneca, Inc., and Merck & Co., Inc. v. Cvs Pharmacy, Inc., Cvs Corp., and Cvs Revco D.S., Inc.
Abbott Laboratories v. CVS Pharmacy Inc
National Labor Relations Board, and International Union of Elevator Constructors, Afl-Cio, Intervening-Petitioner v. River City Elevator Company, Inc.
NLRB v. River City Elevator
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
EEOC v. Bd Regents Univ WI
Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Air Lines, Incorporated
Finsel
EEOC v. United Airlines Inc
T v. Ryan v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and United Transportation Union
Ryan, T. v. v. Union Pacific
Apostal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. International Profit Associates, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Clinton Electronics Corporation
NLRB v. Clinton Electronics
Lyne Brunt, David Wadinski and John Wittenberg v. Service Employees International Union and Dan Iverson
United Transportation Union v. Gateway Western Railway Company
Boutté
Brunt, Lyne v. Service Employee 150
Connors, John T. v. Union Planters Bank
United Trans Union v. Gateway Western
National Labor Relations Board, and Local 744, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Intervening v. Cook County School Bus, Inc.
NLRB v. Cook County School
Duncan
Teamsters & Employers Welfare Trust of Illinois v. Gorman Brothers Ready Mix
Hasan
Teamsters Employers v. Gorman Bros Ready
L.S.F. Transportation, Inc., A/K/A L.S.F. Trucking, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
NLRB v. L.S.F. Trans Inc
Truck Drivers, Oil Drivers Filling Station & Platform Workers Union, Local 705 v. A.D. Connor, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Preferred Management Corp.
SHARP EX REL. NLRB v. Ashland Const. Co.
Crampton
Coil
National Labor Relations Board v. Office Depot, Inc.
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Beer, Soft Drink, Water, Fruit Juice, Carbonic Gas, Liquor Sales Drivers, Helpers, Inside Workers, Local Union No. 744
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Hartman Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Hartman Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
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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.