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
Snyder
Mountain Top Trucking Co. v. Secretary of Labor ex rel. Jackson
Millner
National Labor Relations Board v. Riverside Masonry LLC
National Labor Relations Board v. Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters
First Healthcare Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
L.W.D., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. Judd Contracting, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Sliman's Sales & Services, Inc.
Wolgast Corporation, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Local 6-0682 International Union of Paper v. National Industrial Group Pension Plan
Local 6 0682 International Union of Paper v. National Industrial Group Pension Plan
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.
NLRB v. Dole Fresh
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.
NLRB v. 3750 Orange Place
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.
St. Mary's Foundry v. Employers Ins
Smoot
Fluor Daniel, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Fluor Daniel, Inc. v. NLRB
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.
Intl Union UMWA v. Apogee Coal Co
King
Francis Spadafore and Carol Spadafore v. Chet Gardner
Spadafore
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Peabody Coal Company
Parker
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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.