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
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Bach
National Labor Relations Board v. United Steel Service, Inc.
Lydia Demski v. United States Department of Labor, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Intervener
Mawaldi
Garrish
Garrish v. International Union
Trustees of Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters Employee Benefits Fund v. Accura Concrete Walls, Inc.
Adamasu
Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), Inc. v. Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local Union 7
Norton Healthcare, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Deja Vu Of Cincinnati, L.L.C. v. The Union Township Board Of Trustees
Glenn Hunter & Associates, Inc. v. Union Pacific Railroad
Alticor, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Midkiff
Alken-Ziegler
UPS
Aretha Tucker v. Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees
Tucker
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ameritech Services, Inc.
Guardian Auto Trim, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. Trans Tech Logistics, Inc.
Solvita McMillan v. Ida Castro, Chairwoman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Wal-Mart
Dayton Newspapers, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
West
Airline Professionals Ass'n, Teamster Local Union 1224 v. ABX Air, Inc.
John Higgins v. International Union
Higgins
Csx Transportation, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation v. United Transportation Union General Committees of Adjustment
Ploscowe
McNett
Anderson
Derrick E. Harper v. Autoalliance International, Inc., Aai Employee Services Co., L.L.C., Jeffrey Kelly, and Allen Childress
Warren Davis v. International Union
Davis
Buckeye Electric Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Ford v. National Labor Relations Board
Michigan Family Resources, Inc. v. Service Employees International Union Local No. 517M
City of Monroe Employees Retirement System v. Bridgestone Corp.
Trustees of Painters Union Deposit Fund v. Ybarra Construction Co.
Bredesen
American Civil Liberties Union Of Ohio Foundation, Inc. v. Robert Ashbrook
Fields Excavating, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Fields Excavating v. Sec of Labor
Airline Professionals Ass'n Teamsters Local Union No. 1224 v. ABX Air, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Gem Management Co.
National Labor Relations Board v. Courtyard Manor of Livonia
National Labor Relations Board v. A & B Hydraulic Co.
Shefchuk
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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.