by Tim Coffield | Aug 28, 2021 | Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s decision in Ex Parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908), stands for the principle that sovereign immunity does not prevent people harmed by state agencies acting in violation of federal law from suing the officials in charge of the agencies in their...
by Tim Coffield | Jul 12, 2021 | Supreme Court
In Fed. Exp. Corp. v. Holowecki, 552 U.S. 389, 128 S. Ct. 1147 (2008), the Supreme Court held that for an employee’s filing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to be deemed a “charge” under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, it must be reasonably...
by Tim Coffield | May 11, 2021 | Supreme Court
In Coleman v. Ct. of Appeals of Maryland, 566 U.S. 30, 132 S.Ct. 1327 (2012), the Supreme Court held that Congress did not validly abrogate States’ sovereign immunity from suits for money damages in enacting FMLA’s self-care provision. Consequently, State...
by Tim Coffield | Feb 16, 2021 | Supreme Court
In Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O’Neill, 324 U.S. 697 (1945), the Court made clear that an employee cannot enter into a contract releasing minimum wage or overtime pay rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act unless the release is approved by a court or the...
by Tim Coffield | Sep 15, 2020 | Supreme Court
In Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138 (1983), the Supreme Court revisited the Pickering balancing test for determining whether a public employee’s speech is entitled to First Amendment protection. The Court held that the First Amendment requires a balancing between the...
