Legal Issues Affecting the Right of State Employees to Bring Suit Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Other Federal Labor Laws.

Discusses recent legal developments regarding the right of State employees to bring suit under Federal law, focusing on labor and employment laws. Examines 2000 Supreme Court decision in Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents, which held that State employees could not bring suit against a state under the...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Labor laws and legislation. Privileges and immunities. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses recent legal developments regarding the right of State employees to bring suit under Federal law, focusing on labor and employment laws. Examines 2000 Supreme Court decision in Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents, which held that State employees could not bring suit against a state under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act because of sovereign immunity of States under the Constitution. Reviews other recent Supreme Court decisions and impact of Kimel decision.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.