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
Promedica
American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency/Central Security Service
Pearson
Dudich
Toledo Blade Newspaper Unions-Blade Pension Plan v. Investment Performance Services, LLC
Elias Rodriguez v. Tennessee Laborers Health and Welfare Fund
Rodriguez
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.
EEOC v. Watkins Motor Lines
NLRB v. Local 1640
Adams
Temp-Masters, Inc. v. NLRB
Adams
Meijer, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Meijer, Inc. v. NLRB
American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency
Johnson v. United States Department of Labor
National Labor Relations Board v. Guardian Armored Assets, LLC
National Labor Relations Board v. Precision Indoor Comfort Inc.
NLRB v. Precision Indoor
Sly
Temp-Masters, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Temp-Masters, Inc. v. NLRB
In Re AEP Erisa Litigation
In Re the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Erisa Lit.
Massey
Neoprene Craftsmen Union Local 788 v. National Labor Relations Board
Adair
Adair v. Charter County Of Wayne
Stefanie Shields v. Government Employees Hospital Association, Inc., State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Shields
National Labor Relations Board v. Robert Orr/Sysco Food Services, LLC
Meridia Products Liability Litigation, Steering Committee v. Abbott Laboratories
Covenant Care of Ohio, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Extendicare Health Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. Crossroads Electrical, Inc.
City of Monroe Employees Retirement System v. Bridgestone Corp.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Afl-Cio, and Teamsters Local Union No. 2727 v. United Parcel Service Co.
Burkholder
American Civil Liberties Union Of Kentucky v. Mercer County
American Civil Liberties Union v. Mercer County
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc. v. Board of Commissioners
Opw Fueling Components, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Physician Services, P.S.C.
OPW Fueling v. NLRB
In Re Cardinal Health, Inc. ERISA Litigation
Pike
New England Health Care Employees Pension Fund v. Fruit of the Loom, Inc.
Jbm, Inc. v. Production Workers Union, Local 707
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. v. Utility Workers Union of America, Local 270
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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.