Court Clarifies Scope of Sovereign Immunity for Retaliation Claims

Civil actions seeking monetary relief against the Department of Mental Health for retaliation against employees based on their exercise of their workers' compensation rights are barred by sovereign immunity, but equitable relief is not necessarily foreclosed, the state appellate court ruled.Case: Wyman v. Missouri Department of Mental Health et al., No. WD74062, 04/10/2012, published.Facts: Susan Wyman and 15 other current or former employees of the Fulton State Hospital filed suit against the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the hospital's Chief Operating Officer, Marty Martin...