Favorable Employment Law Decision in Garcia v. APS
In an opinion issued on March 26, 2015, Federal District Court Judge Martha Vazquez granted Albuquerque Public Schools’ Motion for Summary Judgment on a former employee’s claims of Title VII discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment discrimination. This thorough opinion clarifies several…
Does the NLRB Have Jurisdiction over Tribal Entities? Congress or the 6th Circuit May Decide
U.S. Senate Bill 248 (SB 248)—The Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015—would amend the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§151–169, to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not…