Ussery v. State of La. on Behalf of Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals, 150 F.3d 431 (C.A.5 - 8/5/1998)
Aug 05, 1998OUTCOME: Congress abrogated the States' Eleventh Amendment immunity when it extended both Title VII and the EPA to the States as employers. Decision affirmed and remanded to district court.
On appeal from denial of state's motion for summary judgment contending that the plaintiff's claims against it under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, and the Eq ... ual Pay Act of 1963 ("EPA"), as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d), were barred by the Eleventh Amendment.
