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Share LinkOn June 27, 2011, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review an FMLA case in which the Court will decide whether a State can be sued under the Family and Medical Leave Act where the employee is seeking leave due to his or her own serious health condition. In lawyer-speak, the question specifically involves “whether Congress constitutionally abrogated statesΓ’β¬β’ 11th Amendment immunity when it passed the self-care leave provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act.” Although the issue may at first blush appear to be rather dry and inconsequential to the FMLA practitioner, the decision clearly will impact whether a State can be sued under the FMLA where the issue involves one of “self-care” under the Act.