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
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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
For 20 years, public agencies in Washington State have been barred from favoring or discriminating against applicants, employees, or contractors based on sex, ethnicity, color, race, or national origin. ...more
On July 27, 2018, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed into law the Domestic Worker Ordinance (“the DWO”). Effective July 1, 2019, the ordinance is expected to impact approximately 33,000 domestic workers in Seattle. ...more
8/28/2018
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules