Law360, New York (December 02, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- An appeals court has ruled that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is not entitled to sovereign immunity in its battle with a class of bus drivers seeking overtime claims because it is not an arm of the state.
In a precedential opinion issued last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a district court decision denying the agency's bid to have the case dismissed, rejecting SEPTA's argument that changes in its state funding and recent case law qualified it for immunity under...
SEPTA Not Immune Under 11th Amendment: 3rd Circ.
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