Moore v. BHP Billiton

OPINION

This case concerns the time period to file a charge with the Office of Navajo Labor Relations under the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. The Court holds that the time to file a charge begins on the date of the employer’s alleged violation of the Act, or when the employee reasonably should have known of the violation. The Court affirms the Navajo Nation Labor Commission’s dismissal of the ease.

I

The relevant facts are as follows. Appellant Sherwood “Woody” Moore is a non-Indian worker at the San Juan Mine. He *526filed a charge with the Office of Navajo Labor Relations (ONLR) under the…