Committee: Rules Author: M. Knight
Date: 10-27-05 Committee Date: 10-14-05 Sponsor: Conner/Cowan/Anglen/Baker
An Act
Legislative Act 38-05
AN ACT REPEALING AND SUPERSEDING CHEROKEE NATION LAW
REGARDING LABOR AND THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ORDINANCE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title 40, * 1001 shall read as follows:
Title and Codification
This Act shall be referred to as an Act Repealing and Superseding the Cherokee Nation Employment Rights Ordinance, Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapters One through Six, Sections 1 through 65. This Act shall be codified at Title 40, Sections 1001 et seq. and shall be known as the Cherokee Nation Employment Rights Act.
Section 2. Title 40, * 1002 shall read as follows:
Legislative History
The Cherokee Nation previously enacted the Cherokee Nation Employment Rights Ordinance, effective January 11, 1986, by Legislative Act 22-87, and as amended by Legislative Act 29-88. This Act repeals said legislation and supersedes said legislation as codified at Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapters One through Six, Sections 1 through 65.
The purpose of this Act is to repeal the current Cherokee Nation Employment Rights Ordinance, codified at Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapters One through Six, Sections 1 through 65, and to supersede said law to: clarify the responsibilities of those entities involved in employment rights; to conform the Act to federal and tribal policies; and to clarify requirements regarding Indian preference.
Section 3. Title 40, * 1003 shall read as follows:
Purpose
The purpose of this Title is to encourage employment of Indians and to assist in and require the fair employment of Indians and to prevent discrimination against Indians in the employment practices of employers who are doing business with the Cherokee Nation on Cherokee Nation Indian Country or in such jurisdiction as is provided in a cooperativ...
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