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
International Union of Electronic v. Hurd Corp.
National Labor Relations Board v. MBV Technologies, Inc.
Ohio Council 8, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Wayne Hein v. All America Plywood Company, Incorporated Kurt Adam Ludwinski, Jointly and Severally
Hummel
Michigan Laborers' Health Care Fund v. Taddie Construction, Inc.
Harborside Healthcare, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Daugherty v. Vanguard Charter School Academy
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1654 v. Philips Display Components
Hoffman
Jones
National Labor Relations Board v. General Fabrications Corp.
Perceptron, Inc. v. Sensor Adaptive Machines, Inc.
Edwards
National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. Main Street Terrace Care Center, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. E.J. Sacco, Inc.
Casey A. Kennedy v. Superior Printing Company Local 419m Graphic Communications International Union
Moisenko
National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. St. Francis Healthcare Centre, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
American Civ. Liberties Union v. Pulaski Cty, Ky.
Woodrow W. Dawahare v. Adam A. Spencer Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Smith Barney, Inc.
Workman
Copeland Oaks and Copeland Oaks Employee Benefit Plan v. Jeffrey A. Haupt and Brooke A. Haupt
Gibbons
Hogan
Butcher
Asarco, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Richards
Lopez
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Local 7-629, Afl-Cio v. Rmi Titanium Company
Comm'n v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. E.J. Sacco, Inc.
Howell
Brown
Trocheck
Blough
Marcum
Albert J. SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
William BAGSBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST & SOUTHWEST AREAS PENSION FUND, Defendant-Appellee
Warg
Hummel
Spectronics Corp. v. TCI/TKR of Jefferson County, Inc.
Eeoc v. At&t Co.
Bond
Benito T. PEREZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Burtner
Black v. Barberton Citizens Hospital
Lombard
Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union, Local 421 v. A-CMI Michigan Casting Center
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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.