{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-1002.305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 1002.305","heading":"What court has jurisdiction in an action against a State or private employer?","body":"(a) If an action is brought against a State or private employer by the Attorney General, the district courts of the United States have jurisdiction over the action. If the action is brought against a State by the Attorney General, it must be brought in the name of the United States as the plaintiff in the action.\n(b) If an action is brought against a State by a person, the action may be brought in a State court of competent jurisdiction according to the laws of the State.\n(c) If an action is brought against a private employer or a political subdivision of a State by a person, the district courts of the United States have jurisdiction over the action.\n(d) An action brought against a State Adjutant General, as an employer of a civilian National Guard technician, is considered an action against a State for purposes of determining which court has jurisdiction.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1002—REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT OF 1994","Subpart F—Compliance Assistance, Enforcement and Remedies"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"2c69bc03761aa6eb4840a06a1a95a9f67974d848241666484ba40222c8d91258","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-1002.304","next":"us/20-cfr-1002.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}