In Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland, in a 5-4 plurality ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states are immune from suit as sovereigns under the self-care provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. Coleman was an employee of the Maryland Court of Appeals… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Constitution
Subscribe to Constitution RSS FeedArizona Must Continue Offering Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of State Employees
Posted in Benefits, Constitution, Discrimination, Legislation, State LawLast Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction that blocked an Arizona law that would have eliminated health care benefits for same-sex partners of state employees. Before 2008, health insurance benefits for dependents of Arizona state employees were available only to the spouses and children of those employees. In April of 2008, then-Governor Janet Napolitano implemented… Continue Reading
The Obama Board and the Giant Rat: NLRB Holds That Union Use of Inflatable Monster Rat Does Not Constitute Unlawful Activity Directed At A Secondary Employer
Posted in Constitution, LaborThe "Giant Rat" — the monster inflatable notoriously associated with labor union activity — has survived another legal challenge. Yesterday, in Sheet Metal Workers Local 15 (Galencare, Inc.), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a 3-1 split decision holding that a union had not engaged in unlawful secondary activity under Section 8(b)(4)(ii)(B) of the National… Continue Reading
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