For over 20 years, the State of California has used tribal gaming compacts to accomplish what federal law and tribal sovereignty would otherwise forbid: forcing tribes to follow state labor law in their casinos. Recently...more
3/4/2020
/ Bad Faith ,
Casinos ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Indian Gaming ,
Indian Gaming Regulation Act ,
Labor Relations ,
Native American Issues ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tribal Governments ,
Tribal-State Gaming Compacts
On January 16, 2020, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued its decision in Mendoza v. Isleta Resort and Casino, holding that a tribe does not waive its sovereign immunity to workers’ compensation claims merely by committing in...more
1/28/2020
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Casino Employee ,
Casinos ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Employment Litigation ,
Indian Gaming ,
Insurance Claims ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Native American Issues ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reversal ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State and Local Government ,
State Insurance Administrations ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tribal Governments ,
Tribal-State Gaming Compacts ,
Waivers ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Injury
The extent of the National Labor Relations Act's application to tribal-owned and operated enterprises on reservations is an open question in many circuits. Recently, two Sixth Circuit decisions resolved the question in favor...more
7/8/2015
/ ADEA ,
Casinos ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Tribal Corporations ,
Tribal Lands