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Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs

U.S. Supreme CourtJune 24, 2002No. 01-1368Cited 1 time
Plaintiff WinNevada Department of Human Resources

Case Details

Status
Published
Procedural Posture
Supreme Court decision affirming lower court judgment that states are not immune from FMLA damage suits under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Circuit
Federal Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

Supreme Court upheld the Family and Medical Leave Act's application to states, holding that states do not have sovereign immunity from suits by private citizens seeking damages for violations of the FMLA.

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