{"id":30116,"date":"2022-12-12T10:02:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T15:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=30116"},"modified":"2022-12-12T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T16:06:20","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/12\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-107\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week"},"content":{"rendered":" \"NAFOA\"<\/a>
What a smash! The NAFOA team met last week for our annual strategic planning retreat…we can’t promise no printers were harmed. Photo courtesy NAFOA<\/figcaption>\r\n
5 Things You Need to Know this Week<\/div>\r\n
This holiday season, remember to #BuyNative!<\/div>\r\n
Monday, December 12, 2022<\/div>\r\n
Source: NAFOA<\/div>\r\n
nafoa.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n

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1. NAFOA INSTITUTE:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n
WEBINAR: THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AND EMPLOYEE VS. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <\/div>\r\nDo you know how to make a proper determination between an employee and an independent contractor? There are multiple regulations managed by various governmental agencies at both the federal and state level. \r\n

<\/p>\r\nJoin us on Wednesday, December 14 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time<\/a> for “The Fair Labor Standards Act and Employee Vs. Independent Contractor – Know the Rules, Avoid Serious DOL & IRS Penalties.”\r\n

<\/p>\r\nIn this webinar, you will learn to prepare your hiring staff to make proper determinations, correctly classify every worker, and avoid the fines and penalties that follow misclassification. Additionally, you will learn to establish clear policies and procedures to ensure you don\u2019t become liable for back taxes, overtime pay, or injunction orders from the Department of Labor. \r\n

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Do you know how to make a proper determination between an employee and an independent contractor? Join us on Wednesday, December 14 at 2:00 PM ET for a free webinar to learn to establish clear policies and procedures to ensure you don\u2019t become liable: https:\/\/t.co\/kXepamwFsi<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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2. POLICY:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n
SENATOR WARREN AND CONGRESSMAN KILMER UNVEIL “HONORING PROMISES TO NATIVE NATIONS ACT”<\/div>\r\nLast week, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) unveiled the Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act<\/a>. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nThis bill would address chronic underfunding and barriers to sovereignty faced by Indian Country as a result of the federal government\u2019s failures to meet its trust and treaty responsibilities. The legislation would hold the federal government accountable for honoring the country\u2019s legal promises to Native peoples.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cHistorical underfunding has continued to remain an issue for Indian Country. We need federal legislation that reaffirms our important nation-to-nation relationship with the federal government. We thank Senator Warren and Congressman Kilmer for their most recent legislation, The Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act, to address these critical issues,\u201d says NAFOA Executive Director Rico Frias.\r\n

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3. GRANTS:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n
SSBCI TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS<\/div> \r\nThe U.S. Department of the Treasury is extending the deadline for Tribal governments to submit their complete SSBCI Technical Assistance (TA) Grant Program applications<\/a> to March 31, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).\r\n

<\/p>\r\nTribal governments that submitted a timely and complete SSBCI Capital Program application or were part of a timely and complete Tribal joint Capital Program application are eligible to submit or be part of a Tribal joint application for the TA Grant Program. A list of Capital Program applications Treasury has received corresponding to Tribal governments can be found on Treasury\u2019s website.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nTreasury seeks to support all Tribal governments that are interested in participating in SSBCI. Treasury will provide information and technical assistance on TA Grant Program applications to Tribal governments that submit questions to SSBCI_Information@treasury.gov. \r\n

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4. FROM THE NAFOA NAVIGATOR: <\/EM><\/div>\r\n
HOW TRIBAL FACILITIES COULD BENEFIT FROM ISDEAA SECTION 105(L) LEASES<\/div>\r\nby Anita Shah, Partner, Moss Adams\r\n

<\/p>\r\nSection 105(l) Leases of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) allows Tribes and Tribal organizations (Tribes) to be compensated for costs incurred while carrying out their ISDEAA self-determination or self-governance<\/a> at Tribal facilities. \r\n

<\/p>\r\nTribes can enter into such facility cost agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), and Indian Health Services (IHS), when those facilities are used to carry out programs, services, functions, and activities (PFSAs contracts).\r\n

<\/p>\r\nIf your Tribe uses its own facility, regardless of whether you hold the title, have a leasehold interest, or have a trust interest in the facility to operate BIA, IHS, and BIE programs, you have substantial incentive to negotiate a 105(l) lease agreement.\r\n

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