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Federal Employment Laws
Applicability to Tribes - Generally General rule: General statutes by their own terms “applying to all persons” includes Tribes and their “property interests.” ◦ Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation, 362 U.S. 99 (1960) Exceptions: ◦ Exclusive rights of self governance - intramural matters ◦ Application of the law abrogates treaty rights ◦ Proof that Congress intended the lawnot to apply ◦ Donovan v. Coeur d’ Alene Tribal Farms , 751 F.2d 1113, 1116 (9 th Cir. 1985)
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