Employment Rulings in the Sixth Circuit
The Sixth Circuit covers the federal courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,113 published rulings we track here (1971–2026), 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 1,113 published rulings we track in the Sixth 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 1,109 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 290 summary-judgment rulings here, 209 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 81 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
- General Motors Corporation7
- United States Postal Service7
- U.S. Bank National Association4
- General Motors, LLC4
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County4
- United Parcel Service, Inc.4
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Sixth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Sixth Circuit
Russell v. Catholic Healthcare Partners Employee Long Term Disability Plan
David Williams v. Union Underwear Company, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. New Breed Logistics
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ford Motor Co.
Joshua Hugo v. Millennium Laboratories, Inc
Dragomier
Mohan Kutty v. United States Dep't of Labor
MSHA
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tepro, Inc.
Angel Jet Services, LLC v. Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan Total Care
Trustees of Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters' Employee Benefits Fund v. H.B. Stubbs Co.
Rusby Adams, Jr. v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Rusby Adams, Jr. v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
DOL
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-DC v. Kelsey-Hayes Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ford Motor Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kaplan Higher Education Corp.
EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Educ. Corp.
Savers Prop.& Cas. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins.
Coles
Evans
Preston Barbee v. Union City Bd. of Educ.
Knall Beverage, Inc. v. Teamsters Local Union No. 293 Pension Plan
UAW
MSHA
Javery v. Lucent Technologies, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan for Management or LBA Employees
Hugo
Wayne Henschel v. Clare County Road Commission
Local Union 2-2000 United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Service Workers International Union v. Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Allied Mechanical Services, Inc.
Helen Adams v. General Motors
Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Services, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Peoplemark, Inc.
Jenkins
Teamsters Local Union No. 436 v. The J.M. Smucker Company
All Seasons Climate Control, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Serge Adamov v. U.S. Bank National Association
Serge Adamov v. U.S. Bank National Association
International Union v. General Motors LLC
GGNSC Springfield LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Archie Donald v. Buckman Laboratories, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Care Centers Management Consulting, Inc.
James Price v. Bd. of Trs. Of the Ind. Laborer's Pension Fund
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Finish Line, Inc.
Kristin Kepreos v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
James Price v. Bd. of Trs. of the Ind. Laborer's Pension Fund
Humility of Mary Health Partners v. Teamsters Local Union No. 377
Teamsters Local Union No. 89 v. Kroger Co.
Beamon
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Finish Line, Inc.
Showing 551–600 of 1,113 rulings · Page 12 of 23
Browse Other Circuits
Explore employment rulings from the other federal circuits.
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.