Ex-employee claims retaliation by Viejas Band
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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In a case testing sovereign immunity, a former employee of the
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians said he was fired after he complained about a tribal elder.
Jamal Kanj served as director of public works for the southern California tribe. He said was fired after he reported that the elder's cattle operation was polluting a creek.
The tribe does not dispute getting rid of Kanj. But officials said it was for his poor work performance.
The case is now before the
Department of Labor. Last year, a review board found that the tribe's immunity was abrogated by the whistleblower sections of the federal
Clean Water Act.
Kanj wants his job back and more than $3 million in damages. An administrative law judge heard the case last week.
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Man says Viejas fired him out of retaliation
(The San Diego Union-Tribune 8/26)
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