SECTION 5.0 COMPLIANCE PLANS
Every employer of two or more employees and every contractor or sub-contractor obtaining a contract or
subcontract of $10,000 or more dollars on the Reservation shall establish and abide by a hiring and
employment Compliance Plan approved by the Director. Such plan shall set forth how the employer will meet
the goal of 100% Indian employment in each job classification and other obligations set out herein. Final
approval of the commission shall be obtained by the Director within 30 days of his initial approval.
No employer as identified above may commence work unless it has submitted a Commission-approved
Compliance Plan setting forth how the employer intends to meet the Compliance Provision hereunder.
5.1
COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR NEW EMPLOYERS
a) Employers who shall locate or engage in work on-Reservation after the effective date of this
Ordinance, Compliance plans shall establish hiring and employment goals for the entire work
force of that employer.
b) Each new employer shall meet with the Director as soon as possible prior to actually
beginning work and shall furnish the Director with a precise list of the number and kinds of
employees he expects to employ. They shall conclude a Compliance Plan after considering
any special factors or circumstances the employer wishes to present.
c) Every plan shall establish the goal of 100% Indian employment in each job classification if:
i.
Qualified Indians are reasonably available when the Plan is adopted to fill all job
positions anticipated by the new employer in the job classification; or
ii.
Qualified Indians can reasonably be expected to become available from training
programs or other sources to fill all such positions during the one year period of the
Plan.
d) If qualified Indians are not available, then Plans may provide for goals of less than 100%
Indian employment in affected job classifications.
5.2
COMPLIANCE PLANS FOR EXISTING EMPLOYERS
a) Employers who have located or engaged in work on-Reservation prior to the effective date
of this Ordinance, Compliance Plans shall establish hiring and employment goals for new
employment goals for new employees expected to be employed during the one-year period
of any Plan.
b) After due notice, each existing employer shall meet with the Director, as required, and shall
furnish a reasonably specific list of the number and kinds of new employees he expects to
employ in the ensuing year. The Director and the employer shall conclude a Compliance
Plan after considering any special factors or circumstances the employer wishes to present.
c) Compliance Plans for existing employers shall establish the goal of 100% Indian
employment for new hiring in each job classification if qualified Indians can reasonably be
expected to become available to fill such new positions during the duration of the Plan. If
qualified Indians are not thus available, then Plans may provide for goals of less than 100%
Indian employment in affected job classifications.
5.3
REVISION OF COMPLIANCE PLANS; MONTHLY EMPLOYER REPORTS
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Revised Spokane Law & Order Code, 5/14/2013