Tribal School Business Gets Summary Judgment On Ex-Worker’s Bias Claims

Mealey's (May 30, 2019, 12:53 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal judge on May 29 awarded summary judgment to a tribal school nonprofit business on a former employee’s pregnancy discrimination claims after finding that the business meets the definition of “Indian tribe” for purposes of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Kim R. Jim v. Shiprock Associated Schools, Inc., No. 17-1114, D. N.M., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89703)....