NLRB Jurisdiction Over Indian Casinos Affirmed; Violation Ruling Stands

Mealey's (April 27, 2018, 11:15 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) governs employment at Indian casinos on tribal land, and the National Labor Relations Board reasonably applied the law in finding that a California tribe violated the NLRA by threatening and disciplining workers for handing out union flyers, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held April 26 in upholding the board’s ruling (Casino Pauma v. National Labor Relations Board, et al., National Labor Relations Board v. Casino Pauma, Nos. 16-70397, 16-70756, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 10553)....