Meadows v. Navajo Nation Labor Commission

OPINION

This petition for writ of mandamus involves the question of whether the Navajo Nation Labor Commission (Commission) should have recused the entire sitting panel and all former members of the Commission from hearing Petitioner Evelyn Meadows’ employment complaint under the Navajo Preference in Employment Act (NPEA) on the basis of a prior professional relationship, namely, that Petitioner had served previously as a Labor Commission Commissioner. For the below reasons, we grant the writ of mandamus.

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On November 8, 2011, Petitioner filed a labor complaint before the Commission alleging…