Former Worker Barred From Suing Indian Casino Under Title VII, Magistrate Says

Mealey's (July 26, 2019, 1:16 PM EDT) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A woman who formerly worked for an Indian casino cannot sue the casino for employment discrimination because, as an arm of a federally recognized Indian tribe, the casino is not an “employer” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a New York federal magistrate judge ruled July 24 (Lucinda A. Johnson v. Oneida Nation Enterprise, LLC, No. 5:19-cv-853, N.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123154)....