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Fair Labor Standards Act 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219 (2000 and 2016) Standards for minimumwages and terms of payment for overtime No mention of tribes, specifically 2016 Amendments ◦ Increases minimum salary levels necessary for an employee to be classified as exempt ◦ Rises the highly compensated employee threshold ◦ Automatic updates every 3 years ◦ Effective December 1, 2016
FLSA Case Law LEO not entitled to protections because tribal law enforcement is traditional governmental function. ◦ Snyder v. Navajo Nation , 371 F.3d 658 (9 th Cir. 2004)
In a case involving tribal consortium to protect native game and fishing rights, the court opted not to apply FLSA as a matter of comity and sovereignty because FLSA would not apply to state or local governments. However, government employees exercising powers of tribal government are exempt from FLSA. ◦ Reich v. Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, 4 F3d 490 (7 th Cir. 1993)
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