Legal Opinion
Ricardo Diaz v. Michigan Dep't of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2013No. 11-1075, 11-1213PublishedCited by 445 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALGENON L. MARBLEY, District Judge.
In Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs, the Supreme Court held that a state employee may recover money damages in federal court for a state’s failure to comply with the family-care provision of the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA” or “the Act”). 538 U.S. 721, 725, 123 S.Ct. 1972, 155 L.Ed.2d 953 (2003); see generally 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(C). After the Supreme Court’s decision, this Circuit held that a plaintiff could not bring a private suit for damages against a state official for alleged violations of the FMLA arising from claimed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Green v. MansourSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by445 opinions
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