Cite as: 51 CNCA § 1007

A. A former employee aggrieved by a termination may file a petition for wrongful termination in the District Court as described herein.

B. A demoted employee aggrieved by an involuntary demotion may file a petition for wrongful demotion in the District Court as described herein.

C. A petition for wrongful termination or wrongful demotion shall be brought in the name of the former employee or demoted employee against either the Cherokee Nation or the included entity from which the employee was terminated or demoted.

D. Any petition for wrongful termination or wrongful demotion shall be limited to claims that the former employee or demoted employee was terminated or demoted without cause or denied due process of law.

Historical Data

LA 30–17, eff. November 21, 2017.