Alaskan Health Care Group Shielded From Worker’s Bias Claims, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (January 3, 2019, 10:49 AM EST) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A tribal organization that provides health care services to Alaska Natives and American Indians meets all the criteria as a tribal entity that enjoys sovereign immunity from suit, an Alaskan federal judge ruled Jan. 2 in dismissing a former Native Alaskan employee’s race discrimination claims against the organization (Elena Barron v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, No. 3:18-cv-00118, D. Alaska, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130)....