Legal Opinion
Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 27, 2003No. 01-1368PublishedCited by 500 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA or Act) entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 work weeks of unpaid leave annually for any of several reasons, including the onset of a “serious health condition” in an employee’s spouse, child, or parent. 107 Stat. 9, 29 U. S. C. §2612(a) (1)(C). The Act creates a private right of action to seek both equitable relief and money damages “against any employer (including a public agency) in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction,” § 2617(a)(2), should that em*725ployer “interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of” FMLA rights,…
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