Mashantucket and UAW Agree to Negotiate Labor Agreement Under Tribal Law
Only days after filing an appeal of the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling ordering it to bargain with the over 2,500 dealers represented by the United Auto Workers, the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming...
View ArticleYakama Nation Pursues Foreign Guest Worker Program
The Tribal Council of the Yakama Nation has approved the development of a guest-worker program that would require licenses or permits for foreign workers and non-Tribal citizens working on reservation...
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9th Circuit Holds Tribes Subject To Fair Labor Standards Act - Including...
In its just-released opinion in Solis v.Matheson, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to Tribal businesses, whether located...
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Senator Inouye Seeks To Exempt Tribes From The NLRA
The proposed federal Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) introduced in the House of Representatives earlier this year is designed to aid the organization efforts of labor unions. Among other provisions,...
View ArticleHow Bad Can It Be Before It's Discrimination?
“She thinks she’s Indian…” She “doesn’t represent the Indian community well…” She’s “a wanna-be Indian…” She’s a “big-boobed white woman” These comments were directed toward a Native American female...
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3rd Annual Native American Economic Development Conference, 16-18 September...
Foster Pepper PLLC and KeyBank are Co-Sponsors of the huge Native American Economic Development Conference to be held at the Westin in Las Vegas September 16-18, 2009. The far-ranging seminar will...
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Podcast: Legal Issues For Native-Owned Small Businesses
Native Talk Radio has aired an hour-long program regarding legal issues affecting Native-owned small businesses, and the unique factors of conducting business in and around Tribal communities. Host...
View ArticleTribe Signs Landmark Union Labor Contract For Casino Dealers
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) for a labor contract and collective bargaining on behalf of 2500 of table-game dealers...
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This Week: Tribal Law Conference At Gonzaga University
This Thursday, March 18, 2010 Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington will be the site for a far-ranging conference on legal issues of importance to Tribal communities and their...
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US Government Studies Tulalip Tribes' Labor Relations Model
This week Assistant Labor Secretary Jane Oates visited with board members and staff of the Tulalip Tribes to learn how the Tribes dealt with labor agreements during the construction of their casino...
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