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The Case Law and Its Implications for Both Plaintiffs’ and Defense Counsel By Kimberly Lambert Love and Jason L. Callaway In many types of employment claims, a plaintiff must first exhaust administrative remedies, typically by filing a charge o… Read More

Recently, in Tucker v. Mercy Tishomingo Hospital Corporation, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals considered an issue related to the scope of releases commonly given by plaintiffs in settlement agreements for employment-related lawsuits.[1] The case h… Read More

Read the full article, “EEOC Takes the Lead in Challenging Sexual Orientation Discrimination,” by co-author Mary L. Lohrke in The Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 88, No. 2, January 2017. Read More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published guidance explaining its new regulations and clarifying its position with regard to the new anti-retaliation provision. To be clear, the new anti-retaliation provision only re… Read More

On November 22, 2016, a U.S. District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Texas issued an order granting a preliminary injunction in a case brought by twenty-one (21) states against the Department of Labor (“DOL”) seeking to stop the new Fair… Read More

Read the full article, “‘Sniffing’ Out an ADA Claim: Chemical, Fragrance and Scent Sensitivities in the Workplace,” by Kimberly Lambert Love and J. Miles McFadden in The Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 87, No. 24, September 2016. Read More

In 2014, President Obama directed the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to update the regulations defining which white collar workers are protected by the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum wage and overtime standards. Last month the DOL… Read More

On May 9, 2016, the EEOC published new guidance entitled Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The guidance is intended to help educate employers about workplace leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. The EEOC g… Read More