CHAPTER 45 – TERO CODE
SPOKANE TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ORDINANCE
SECTION 1.0 NAME
This Ordinance shall be known as the “Spokane Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance”.
1.1
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance is to assist in and require the fair employment of Indians on or near
the Spokane Indian Reservation and to prevent discrimination against Indians in the employment
practices of Reservation employers through the creation of the Tribal Employment Rights
Commission and the establishment of rules, regulations and policies governing its responsibility and
authority to insure Reservation-wide compliance with this Ordinance.
SECTION 2.0 DEFINITION OF IMPORTANT TERMS AND WORDS
2.1
AGENT(S)
Any employee or individual authorized to act on behalf of the Commission.
2.2
BUSINESS FOR PROFIT
Shall mean any business enterprise or operation which is not considered a non-profit or not-forprofit organization by the IRS.
2.3
CHAIRPERSON
Shall mean the Chairperson of the Spokane Tribal Employment Rights Commission
2.4
COMISSION
Shall mean the Spokane Tribal Employment Rights Commission.
2.5
COMMISSIONER
Shall mean a Commissioner of the Spokane Tribal Employment Rights Commission.
2.6
CORE CREW
Shall mean key personnel required by the employer who are regular, permanent employees and are
in a supervisory or other key position; only the first and thereafter every seventh employee may be
employed as key personnel and/or core crew by an employer.
2.7
COUNCIL
Shall mean the Business Council of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
2.8
DIRECT FEDERAL CONTRACTS
A direct Federal Contract is a contract let by the Federal agency directly to a prime contractor.
2.9
DIRECTOR
Shall mean the Director of the Spokane Tribal Employment Rights Program.
2.10
EEOC
Shall mean the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the United States.
2.11
EMPLOYER
Shall mean any person, company, contractor, subcontractor or other entity located or engaged in
work on the Spokane Reservation. However, the Spokane Tribe, the State of Washington and the
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Revised Spokane Law & Order Code, 5/14/2013