Training Material Level II- NYNY Las Vegas Dec 2019

12/3/19

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e – 2000e-17 (2000); Executive Order 11246 Prohibits discrimination due to race, color, religion, gender or national origin Applies to employers with 15+ employees for each working day in 20+ calendar weeks Excludes US, corporations owned by US or Indian Tribes . However, exemption does not extend to enterprises with mixed ownership (Tribe and non-Indian owner) ◦ Myrick v. Devils Lake Sioux Manufacturing Corp ., 718 F. Supp. 753 (D.N.D. 1989)

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Indian Preference Under Title VII Indian preference in hiring is expressly permitted for employers on or near reservations Exceptions: ◦ No preference for members of a particular tribe over other tribes ◦ Dawavendewa v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement Power Dist ., 154 Fed.3d 117 (9 th Cir. 1998), See also Dawavendewa v. Salt River Project , 276 F.3d 1150 (9 th Cir 2001) ◦ Note: SRP is not a tribally owned corporation

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