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
Sprague
Eddins
Martinez
Sandra E. Davis v. Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ohio Edison Company
Richard C. Vaughan v. Equicor Severance Pay Plan Equicor, Inc. Equicor-Equitable Hca Corporation
Cavazos
Yanakeff
Sandman
National Labor Relations Board v. Severance Tool Industries, Inc., Respondent(s)
Dornan
Central Transport, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Heath
Daniel L. Edwards, Jr. v. Dolores Rozzi, Director, Eeoc Office of Review and Appeals
David M. Brown v. The Equitable Financial Companies U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Kaiser
Jesse A. Tolbert v. Clarence Thomas, Chairman, of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Severance Tool Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Detroit-Macomb Hospital Corp. A/K/A MacOmb Hospital Center
Bolen
Yedla
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
Rodgers
Anderson
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tree of Life Christian Schools
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arlington Transit Mix Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Patrick Henry Education Ass'n
Monks
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sizes Unlimited, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Luckmar Plastics, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Giles Industries, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Argent Industries, Inc.
Sargent v. INTERN. BROTH. OF TEAMSTERS
Marsh
Mitchell v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co., Inc.
Kelly
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Penton Industrial Publishing Company, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mid-South Automobile Club
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Harper Grace Hospitals
10 Employee Benefits Ca 1197, 10 Employee Benefits Ca 1203, 24 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1006 Charles Daniel v. Eaton Corporation
Jesse A. Tolbert v. Jesse A. Vidaurri and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Star Tool & Die Works, Inc.
Tompkins
Ninth and O Baptist Church v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pyro Mining Company, Inc.
Morris May v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Lary E. Grimes v. Department of the Army, Merit Systems Protection Board Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Veterans Administration
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. J.C. Penney Co.
Morris May v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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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.