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
Ardingo v. Local 951, United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. v. Utility Workers Union of America, Local 349
Jeffrey Reed v. International Union
Volkswagen AG v. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.
Finnerty
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chrysler LLC
Toledo Newspaper Unions-Blade Pension Trust Fund v. Federal Insurance
In Re Delphi Corporation Securities
Treadaway
Wayne County Employees' Retirement System v. MGIC Investment Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Paramount Staffing, Inc.
Maher
DeLisle
Sherry DeLisle v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
National Labor Relations Board v. Jackson Hospital Corp.
NLRB v. Jackson Hospital Corporation
Nada Hashem-Younes v. Danou Enterprises Incorporated
National Labor Relations Board v. Solartec, Inc.
McMillan v. LTV Steel, Inc.
John McMillan v. LTV Steel, Inc.
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. v. Perrigo Co.
Bank One, N.A. v. Echo Acceptance Corp.
Shaw
Warehouse, Production, Maintenance & Miscellaneous Employees, Furniture, Piano & Express Drivers & Helpers Local Union No. 661 v. Zenith Logistics, Inc.
In Re Ford Motor Co. ERISA Litigation
Martin
Redmon
National Labor Relations Board v. Consolidated Biscuit Co.
Exum v. National Labor Relations Board
Adams
Burkholder v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local No. 12
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School
Ridgley
DTR Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Adams
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. Federal Insurance
Sisk
Gordon
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Taco Bell Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Faurecia Exhaust Systems, Inc.
Roumeliote
OSHRC
National Labor Relations Board v. Inter-Disciplinary Advantage, Inc.
William J. Lang Land Clearing, Inc. v. Administrator, Wage & Hour Division
Adams
Totes Isotoner Corp. v. International Chemical Workers Union Council/UFCW Local 664C
DETTLING
Jones-Kelley
Doreen Fuelling v. New Vision Med. Laboratories
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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.