In 2004, Hobbs Straus attorneys assisted a tribe in reducing a federal fine against a tribal casino from $12.5 million to $2.5 million.
Employment & Labor Relations
- Draft, review and revise personnel policies.
- Advise and assist in the investigation of sexual harassment complaints.
- Advise and assist in the employee disciplinary process, including dismissal of employees.
- Advise and defend tribes and tribal organizations when employees have asserted claims in court or to federal or state agencies.
- Present workshops on employment law topics and harassment training.
- Draft Tribal Employment Rights Ordinances (TERO).
- Develop comprehensive workforce protection laws to address issues such as Indian preference, right to work or right to exclude.
- Prepare tribal national labor relations laws to address unionization under tribal systems.
