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
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Recent Rulings in the Sixth Circuit
Dudich
Elias Rodriguez v. Tennessee Laborers Health and Welfare Fund
Rodriguez
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.
EEOC v. Watkins Motor Lines
NLRB v. Local 1640
Adams
Adams
Meijer, Inc. v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board v. Guardian Armored Assets, LLC
National Labor Relations Board v. Precision Indoor Comfort Inc.
Sly
Temp-Masters, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Temp-Masters, Inc. v. NLRB
Adair
Adair v. Charter County Of Wayne
Stefanie Shields v. Government Employees Hospital Association, Inc., State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Covenant Care of Ohio, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Extendicare Health Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Afl-Cio, and Teamsters Local Union No. 2727 v. United Parcel Service Co.
American Civil Liberties Union Of Kentucky v. Mercer County
Opw Fueling Components, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Physician Services, P.S.C.
OPW Fueling v. NLRB
Pike
Jbm, Inc. v. Production Workers Union, Local 707
Ousley
United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No. 911 v. Silgan Can Co.
Adams
Spero Electric Corporation v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio, Local Union No. 1377
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Robert Bosch Corp.
Amptech
Michigan Family Resources, Inc. v. Service Employees International Union Local 517m
Belt
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. International House of Pancakes
Continental Insurance Co. v. Karen Adams, Andrew Slentz, Estate of John S. Keck
International Union v. Cummins, Inc.
Intl Union v. Cummins Engine Co
Joseph Chevrolet, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Gossett
American Civil Liberties Union v. Mercer County
Oliver
Adams
McNett
Udow
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky Retirement Systems, and Commonwealth of Kentucky
EEOC v. Jefferson Cnty
Shohadaee
Shohadaee
Jones
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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.