State employees cannot sue their employers in federal court for alleged discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a split panel for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. According to the majority, the 11th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution made states immune to such lawsuits. However, they stressed that the plaintiff can still prosecute a disability discrimination lawsuit in state court because Illinois is a state that has not asserted its right to blanket immunity.
April 05, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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State employees cannot sue their employers in federal court for alleged discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a split panel for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. Melinda Erickson v. Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, for Northeastern Illinois University , No. 98-3614.
According to the majority, the 11th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution simply made states immune to such lawsuits.
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