Legal Opinion
Tina Lee v. State of Iowa and Polk County Clerk of Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 28, 2014No. 12–2055PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Justice.
This case returns to us on defendants’ appeal following a remand. On October 29, 2007, after a jury found the State terminated plaintiff in violation of her right to self-care leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(D) (2000), the district court awarded plaintiff money damages and ordered the State to reinstate her to her former position in the Polk County Clerk of Court Office. Defendants appealed and successfully requested a stay of plaintiffs reinstatement pending the outcome. In Lee v. State (Lee I), we held sovereign immunity…
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Tina Elizabeth Lee v. State of Iowa and Polk County Clerk of CourtSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
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