State Worker Cannot Sue Employer for Self-Care FMLA Violation

A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the states are immune from suit for alleged violations of Family and Medical Leave Act provisions that allow employees to take an unpaid leave for self-care of a serious medical condition.Case: Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland et al., No. 10–1016, 03/20/2012, published.Daniel Coleman sued his employer, the Maryland Court of Appeals, for violating the "self-care" provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act. The U.S. District Court for Maryland dismissed his suit, finding that Coleman's employer, as an entity of a sovereign state...