Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recently signed Senate Bill 1377 after a push from Republican legislators to limit civil liability exposure for “Good Samaritans” who have worked to protect and provide for Arizonans during the...more
4/22/2021
/ Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Entities ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immunity ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Negligence ,
New Legislation ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Public Health Emergency ,
State and Local Government
Arizona 2020 voters decidedly adopted Proposition 207 – The Smart and Safe Arizona Act – which legalizes the possession and use of marijuana by adults age 21 and over for recreational or non-medicinal use. The initiative...more
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