Instead, it filed a matter captioned Forest County Potawatomi Community v. 1, the EEOC served a subpoena for the information and gave the casino until Aug. In July, the EEOC's Chicago District Office requested information related to Colón's allegations. Wis.), stems from an EEOC charge filed in February 2013, in which Colón alleged that the casino had violated the ADEA by harassing him and subjecting him to different terms and conditions of employment than younger co-workers. Forest County Potawatomi Community, d/b/a Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Case No. He found that, in running the casino, the Forest County Potawatomi Community was not acting in its sovereign governmental capacity, but as a business in interstate commerce, and that, because Colón is not a member of the tribe, his employment relationship with the casino was not 'purely intramural.'

Supreme Court and appeals court cases, he noted that federal statutes generally apply to all persons, including Indian tribes, but should not be applied when doing so would affect rights essential to Indian self-governance of 'purely intramural' matters. Judge Adelman rejected the casino's argument that it is not an 'employer' under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).

The casino is located near downtown Milwaukee and has more than 3,000 employees. The ruling allows the EEOC to proceed with its investigation of an age discrimination charge filed against the casino by former employee Federico Colón. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's application to enforce a subpoena against Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, the federal agency announced today. District Judge Lynn Adelman approved the U.S. Federal Agency Says Decision Confirms Authority to Investigate Charges of Discrimination Involving Business Operations of Indian Employers

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