Legal Opinion
Tina Elizabeth Lee v. State of Iowa and Polk County Clerk of Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 12, 2016No. 14–1386PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Justice.
An employee successfully obtained a judgment against her employer for prospective injunctive relief under the self-care provision of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The district court entered a judgment awarding the employee attorney fees and costs. The State appeals. We hold state sovereign immunity bars awards of attorney fees and costs incurred in seeking retroactive monetary relief in actions brought, against state officials under Ex parte Young 1 to remedy violations of the self-care provision of the FMLA. However, we hold state sovereign immunity does not bar…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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