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
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Recent Rulings in the Sixth Circuit
Dragomier
VHS University Laboratories, Inc. v. Local 283 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
International Longshoremen's Ass'n, Local Union No. 1768 v. Midwest Terminals of Toledo International, Inc.
SOL
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18 v. Laborers' International Union
EEOC v. Ford Motor Company
Mohan Kutty v. United States Dep't of Labor
MSHA
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tepro, Inc.
Russell v. Catholic Healthcare Partners Employee Long Term Disability Plan
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.
Canada v. American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program
International Union v. Honeywell International Inc.
DOL
Hankins
American Civil Liberties Union Fund v. Livingston County
Charles Spadafore v. Aurora Loan Services, LLC
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.
Teamsters Local Union 480 v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Coles
Evans
Preston Barbee v. Union City Bd. of Educ.
Knall Beverage, Inc. v. Teamsters Local Union No. 293 Pension Plan
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
Legatus v. Sebelius
Wayne Henschel v. Clare County Road Commission
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Workers of America v. General Motors, LLC
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.
Board of Trustees of the Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service, Local Union No. 392 Pension Fund v. B & B Mechanical Services, Inc.
Jenkins
Teamsters Local Union No. 436 v. The J.M. Smucker Company
All Seasons Climate Control, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. New Breed Logistics
Kindred Nursing Centers East, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Kindred Nursing Centers East v. NLRB
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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.