Taylor v. Dilcon Community School

This appeal concerns whether or not the Navajo Nation Labor Commission (Commission) may dismiss an employee’s complaint for an alleged failure to exhaust remedies provided by an employer. The Court concludes the Commission may not, and remands the case back to the Commission for further proceedings.

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Appellant Taylor (Taylor) was terminated from her position by Appellee Dilcon Community School (School). The School’s personnel manual provides for an appeal of a termination decision to the school board (“termination appeal”). The manual states that “if the employee appeals the termination,” he…