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Ellington v. The New York State Depart of Labor

S.D.N.Y.September 27, 2021No. 1:21-cv-07586
DismissedNew York State Department of Labor
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Case Details

Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
Commerce ICC Rates, Etc.
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Unknown
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
motion to dismiss

Related Laws

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Claim Types

Wage Theft

Outcome

The court dismissed the plaintiff's action against the New York State Department of Labor based on Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity, finding that a state agency cannot be sued in federal court for monetary damages under diversity jurisdiction without the state's waiver or congressional abrogation.

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