Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)

About Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)

Warm Springs Tribal Employment Rights Office is located on the reservation at the Ventures/Construction Office.  TERO ordinances require that all construction employers, including ODOT contractors who are engaged in operating a construction business on or near reservations give preference to qualified Indians in aspects of employment, training, promotion, contracting, subcontracting and other business activities.  The TERO Office serves Warm Springs Tribal Members and other Native Americans With Enrollment in other Federally recognized Tribes.

The tribe’s authority to enact and enforce Indian/Native employment preference law is grounded in its inherent sovereign status.