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
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Penn
Jays Foods, L.L.C. v. Chemical & Allied Product Workers Union, Local 20, Afl-Cio
Connecticut General Life Insurance v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Crabill
Jet Star, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Jet Star, Inc. v. NLRB
Zeman
Cast North America (Trucking) Limited, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Cast North America v. NLRB
Alexis M. Hermon Secretary of Labor v. Local 1011, United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, Clc
Moriarty Ex Rel. Union No. 727 v. Hills Funeral
National Labor Relations Board v. Somerville 1 Construction Company
NLRB v. Somerville Construct
Empress Casino Joliet Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Independent Lift Truck Builders Union, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc., Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
Medcom Holding Company, Cross-Appellee v. Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc., and Medtrain, Inc.
Fuller
Mead Johnson & Company v. Abbott Laboratories
Herman
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rockwell International Corp.
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Humiston-Keeling, Inc.
Hite
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Michelin North America, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. TruGreen Ltd. Partnership
James Papa v. Katy Industries, Inc. And Walsh Press Company, Inc., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Gjhsrt, Inc.
EEOC v. Rockwell International Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Synchro-Start Products, Inc.
Ruppel
Fall
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. TruGreen Limited Partnership
Albert C. McNAB, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Knox School Corporation and Board of School Trustees for the North Knox School Corporation
22 Employee Benefits Cas. 1941, Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23,950f Robert Blue v. Ual Corporation
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rockwell International Corp.
Peter D. COLLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RALSTON PURINA COMPANY and Golden Cat Corporation, Defendants-Appellees
Haga
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. General Electric Co.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Illinois Department of Employment Security
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Michael Hospital of Franciscan Sisters, Milwaukee, Inc.
Spratt
Coleman
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Darlene Walters, Intervening v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Incorporated, and Leonard Bieber
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ilona of Hungary, Incorporated
Kriskovic
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc.
Garland F. DAILL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHEET METAL WORKERS’ LOCAL 73 PENSION FUND, Defendant-Appellant
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ilona of Hungary, Incorporated
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cna Insurance Companies, Continental Casualty Company, and Continental Assurance Company
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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.