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 2,531 published rulings we track here (1949–2026), 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 2,531 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 2,489 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 484 summary-judgment rulings here, 285 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 199 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
- Ford Motor Company11
- United States Postal Service11
- General Motors Corporation9
- General Motors, LLC8
- United Parcel Service, Inc.8
- Abbott Laboratories7
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Sixth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Sixth Circuit
Fitzgerald
Sheldon Gordon v. David Dadante
Canaday
Adamo Demolition Group v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150
Harrison
CONKLIN
Cunningham
Taylor
Bolyard
Brown
Fitzgerald
Peck
Wilson
Kammer
Hankins
Arkona, LLC v. Cheboygan, County of
Fox
Courtney Adams v. Blount Cty., Tenn.
Dickson
Steely
Christopher Bey v. Adam Falk
Hill
Davis
Lou's Transport, Inc. v. NLRB
Kammer
Davis
Elmy
Secretary, Department of Labor v. MICA Contracting, LLC
Hogan
De Angelis v. Nolan Enterprises, Inc.
Bustetter
Norman
Holladay
Wyatt
O'Donnell
Monson
Jones
Adam
McGruder
Teamsters Local Union No. 1199 v. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Flint
Hernandez
McFarlin
Boards of Trustees of the Ohio Laborers Benefits v. Geauga County Excavating, Inc.
Allman
Transitional Health Services of Fremont v. Service Employees International Union, Healthcare Michigan
Golden
Thao Rim v. Laboratory Management Consultants, Inc.
Miller v. Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
Boards of Trustees of the Ohio Laborers Benefits v. Global Outdoor Solutions, LLC
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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.