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 2,139 published rulings we track here (1964–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 2,139 published rulings we track in the Sixth Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 2,123 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 563 summary-judgment rulings here, 333 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 230 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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Sixth Circuit covers.
Be&k Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Carl Oeder & Sons Sand & Gravel Co. v. Union Township
Be&K Construction Company v. National Labor Relations Board
Adams
Electrical Workers Pension Trust Fund of Local Union 58, Ibew v. Gary's Electric Service Company
National Labor Relations Board v. Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Michigan Council 25, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Marbly
Fisher
Osborne
Davis
Eastover Mining Co. v. Dorothy S. Williams and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Cutts
Passarge
National Labor Relations Board v. Tri-County Manufacturing & Assembly, Inc.
New England Health Care Employees Pension Fund, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Ernst & Young, LLP
Highway & Local Motor Freight Employees Local Union No. 667 v. Wells Lamont Corp.
Southern Wabash Communications, Ltd. v. Union County Broadcasting Co.
3750 Orange Place Ltd. Partnership v. National Labor Relations Board
3750 Orange Place Limited Partnership v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. Keller Ford, Inc.
St. Marys Foundry, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
Airline Professionals Association of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 1224, Afl-Cio v. Airborne, Inc., Abx Air, Inc.
Smoot
Fluor Daniel, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Fluor Daniel, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Cohen
International Union, United Mine Workers of America v. Apogee Coal Co., Arch Coal Inc., and Ark Land Co.
King
Francis Spadafore and Carol Spadafore v. Chet Gardner
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Peabody Coal Company
Parker
National Labor Relations Board v. Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
Frank E. Adams v. Flora J. Holland, Warden
National Labor Relations Board v. Pinnacle Metal Products Co.
Mt. Clemens General Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
Mt. Clemens General Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
James B. Driver v. United States Postal Service, Inc. American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio
Love
Herrington
Werthan Packaging, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Opportunity Employment Commission v. Ethan Allen, Inc.
Deja Vu of Cincinnati, L.L.C. v. Union Township Board of Trustees
Deja Vu Of Cincinnati, L.L.C. v. The Union Township Board Of Trustees
Lee v. National Labor Relations Board
Earl Lee v. National Labor Relations Board
Arthur Allen (01-6073), Randall S. Ballard (01-6074), and Joe K. Fannin (01-6075) v. Csx Transportation, Inc. And United Transportation Union
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.
Hoffa
Serrato
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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.