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title: "42 U.S.C. § 2000gg–4"
description: "Waiver of State immunity"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
chapter_number: "21G"
chapter_name: "PREGNANT WORKER FAIRNESS"
section: "2000gg–4"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 2000gg–4"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 2000gg–4 - Waiver of State immunity

## Text

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.

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

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection 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.