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
Ohio Council 8, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Trumbull Memorial Hospital
EEOC v. Local No. 120
Jones
SOUTHEASTERN MICH. ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. C. Davis Roofing, Inc.
Wayne Hein v. All America Plywood Company, Incorporated Kurt Adam Ludwinski, Jointly and Severally
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency v. United States Department of Labor
Comcast Cablevision-Taylor v. National Labor Relations Board
Comcast Cablevision v. NLRB
Hummel
Michigan Laborers' Health Care Fund v. Taddie Construction, Inc.
United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No. 911 v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
Harborside Healthcare, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
Harborside Healthcar v. NLRB
Daugherty v. Vanguard Charter School Academy
NLRB v. Gary's Elec Serv Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1654 v. Philips Display Components
Tenn-Fla Partners v. First Union Natl Bk
Lozada
Hoffman
Jones
Health Care & Retirement Corp. of America v. National Labor Relations Board
Schaub
National Labor Relations Board v. General Fabrications Corp.
NLRB v. Gen Fabrications
Perceptron, Inc. v. Sensor Adaptive Machines, Inc.
Perceptron
Edwards
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio v. Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board
National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. Main Street Terrace Care Center, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
NLRB v. Main St Terrace
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. E.J. Sacco, Inc.
United Parcel Service, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner, David Dunning, Intervenor
United Parcel Serv v. NLRB
Huffman
Casey A. Kennedy v. Superior Printing Company Local 419m Graphic Communications International Union
Moisenko
Hardman
National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. St. Francis Healthcare Centre, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
NLRB v. St. Francis Health
American Civ. Liberties Union v. McCreary Cty, Ky.
American Civ. Liberties Union v. Pulaski Cty, Ky.
Woodrow W. Dawahare v. Adam A. Spencer Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Smith Barney, Inc.
American Civil Liberties Union v. Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board
Farm Labor Organizing Committee v. Ohio State Highway Patrol
Workman
Copeland Oaks and Copeland Oaks Employee Benefit Plan v. Jeffrey A. Haupt and Brooke A. Haupt
Gibbons
Hogan
National Labor Relations Board v. Teamsters Local No. 372
National Labor Relations Board v. Teamsters Local No. 372
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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.