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 1,243 published rulings we track here (1975–2026), 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 1,243 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 1,238 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 307 summary-judgment rulings here, 203 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 104 let the worker’s claims continue.
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.
Top Claim Types
Top Employers
- Union Pacific Railroad Company45
- Abbott Laboratories28
- Board of Education of the City of Chicago12
- Union Pacific Railroad11
- United Airlines, Inc.10
- Chicago Transit Authority9
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Seventh Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Seventh Circuit
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Midwest Milling and Paving Company
Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Signature Demolition Services Inc.
Trnava
Jackson v. American Water Co.
Employers & Cement Masons 90 Health & Welfare Fund v. Edwards-Kamadulski, LLC
McCutchan
King
Willis
O'Shea
Cervantes
International Union of Operati v. Wisconsin Legislature
Joseph Ocol v. Chicago Teachers Union
Mausser
Joseph Ocol v. Chicago Teachers Union
Bland
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Zenith Logistics, Inc.
Employers & Laborers Locals 100 & 397 Pension, Health, Welfare and Annuity Funds v. Ehret, Inc.
Wisconsin Laborers Pension Fund v. R.L. Davis Contracting Services, L.L.C.
Burke
Adam Delgado v. U.S. Department of Justice
Adam Delgado v. U.S. Department of Justice
International Union of Operating Engineers v. Ryan & Associates, Inc.
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO v. Adamo Demolition Company
Jimenez
Gill
Tischer, Jessica v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Adamczyk
Strong-Davis
Laborforce, LLC v. Automobile Mechanics' Union Local No. 701, IAMAW, AFL-CIO
Winkelman
Balderas
DONNELLY
GEORGE
Grillo
Gunn
Clarson
Webb
Mark Mlsna v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Mark Mlsna v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Dworkin, Inc.
Rossman
Bricklayers Union Local No. 6 of Indiana Pension Fund v. RV Builders
Hayes
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 32 and its Affiliated Local 467 AFL-CIO v. Sunny Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC
BOZZELLI
Robinson
Kuk
Denean Adams v. Board of Education Harvey Scho
Denean Adams v. Board of Education Harvey Scho
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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.