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
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 120 United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Robertson Cheatham Farmer's Cooperative
EEOC v. Robertson Cheatham
Dean
Ford v. National Labor Relations Board
Michigan Family Resources, Inc. v. Service Employees International Union Local No. 517M
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 998
City of Monroe Employees Retirement System v. Bridgestone Corp.
City Of Monroe Employees Retirement System v. Bridgestone Corporation
Trustees of Painters Union Deposit Fund v. Ybarra Construction Co.
Julia Garcia v. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Heiser
Bredesen
American Civil Liberties Union Of Ohio Foundation, Inc. v. Robert Ashbrook
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Daimler Chrysler Corp.
Fields Excavating, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Fields Excavating v. Sec of Labor
Airline Professionals Ass'n Teamsters Local Union No. 1224 v. ABX Air, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Gem Management Co.
National Labor Relations Board v. Courtyard Manor of Livonia
National Labor Relations Board v. A & B Hydraulic Co.
Shefchuk
Robinson
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sundance Rehabilitation Corp.
Time Auto Transportation, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Time Auto Transportation, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Fannie Ball (02-6289) Stephen Heiser (02-6311) v. Union Carbide Corp.
Heiser
Ashbrook
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor v. Double Jj Resort Ranch
Anderson v. the International Union, United Plant Guard Workers of America Upgwa)
Anderson
Kelley
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 572 v. A&H Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers, Local Union No. 5-998 v. Lwd, Inc.
Adams
Thomas
International Chemical Workers Union Council v. RJF International Corp.
National Labor Relations Board v. Palmer Donavin Manufacturing Co. P-D Midwest Transport, Inc.
NLRB v. Palmer Donavin & P-D
National Labor Relations Board v. Taylor Machine Products, Inc.
Burgett
Pearson
Borkins
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Local Union No. S-251 v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator Manufacturing, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Country Lane Construction, Inc.
Smith v. Kalamazoo Ophthalmology
Davis
Parson
In Re CMS Energy ERISA Litigation
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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.