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
Ousley
United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No. 911 v. Silgan Can Co.
Adams
Spero Electric Corporation v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio, Local Union No. 1377
Tennessee Valley Trades & Labor Council v. Day & Zimmermann NPS, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Robert Bosch Corp.
Amptech
Michigan Family Resources, Inc. v. Service Employees International Union Local 517m
Belt
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. International House of Pancakes
Continental Insurance Co. v. Karen Adams, Andrew Slentz, Estate of John S. Keck
Adams
Kennedy v. Long Term Disability Plan for Employees of Huntington Banc Shares
International Union v. Cummins, Inc.
Intl Union v. Cummins Engine Co
Joseph Chevrolet, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Gossett
American Civil Liberties Union v. Mercer County
Griffith
Oliver
Zervan
Adams
Fieger
McNett
Torres
Udow
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky Retirement Systems, and Commonwealth of Kentucky
EEOC v. Jefferson Cnty
Shohadaee
Shohadaee
In re Delphi Erisa Litigation
Jones
Harrison
Lewis
Reinhardt
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Living Water Church of God v. Charter Township of Meridian
Bach
National Labor Relations Board v. United Steel Service, Inc.
Armco Employees Independent Federation, Inc. v. AK Steel Corp.
Lydia Demski v. United States Department of Labor, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Intervener
Mawaldi
Garrish
Garrish v. International Union
Trustees of Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters Employee Benefits Fund v. Accura Concrete Walls, Inc.
Adamasu
Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), Inc. v. Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local Union 7
Oxford
Norton Healthcare, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. APL Logistics, Inc.
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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.