Navajo Nation Supreme Court October 19, 2007, Nos. SC-CV-25-06, SC-CV-26-06 (Thinn v. Navajo Generating Station)

OPINION

This case concerns whether the Navajo Nation Labor Commission (Commission) has jurisdiction to hear complaints by employees at the Navajo Generating Station (Station), which operates on the Navajo Nation (Nation) pursuant to a lease. The Court holds that there is jurisdiction, vacates the decisions of the Commission, and remands for further proceedings.

I

The relevant facts are as follows.