FEDERAL · 42 U.S.C. · Chapter 21G

Waiver of State immunity

Current through Pub. L. 119-102
Title 42The Public Health and Welfare·Ch. 21G — PREGNANT WORKER FAIRNESS
A State shall not be immune under the 11th Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of this chapter. In any action against a State for a violation of this chapter, remedies (including remedies both at law and in equity) are available for such a violation to the same extent as such remedies are available for such a violation in an action against any public or private entity other than a State.

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History

(Pub. L. 117–328, div. II, §106, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 6089.)

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Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after Dec. 29, 2022, see section 109 of div. II of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as a note under section 2000gg of this title.