In Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs, 538 U.S. 721 (2003) the United States Supreme Court set out to resolve "the question whether an individual may sue a State for money damages in federal court for violation of 2612(a)(1)(C)." In a deeply divided decision, the Court held that the family-care provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") were intended by Congress to protect women from gender-based discrimination in the workplace as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court concluded that Congress had validly abrogated states' immunity under section 2612(a)(1)(C), one of the family-care provisions.