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Senate Bill 1031, signed by the Governor on April 23, 2013, confirms by statute that it is permissible for businesses or individuals to contract with an employee or independent contractor to prohibit the solicitation of other employees or independent… Read More

On May 6, 2013, Governor Mary Fallin signed into law Senate Bill 1062. The new law replaces Oklahoma’s adversarial court-based workers’ compensation system with an administrative system and provides an opportunity for employers to opt-out of the… Read More

Read the full article, “Thompson v. North American Stainless: The U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Third-Party Claims,” by Kimberly Lambert Love co-author in The Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 82, No. 26, October 2011. Read More

Read the full article, “Oklahoma Legislature Bars Public Policy Discrimination Tort Claims,” by J. Miles McFadden co-author, in The Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 82, No. 26, October 2011. Read More

Read the full article, “Final ADAAA Regulations Take Effect: The EEOC Further Broadens the Definition of Disability: The EEOC Further Broadens the Definition of Disability,” by Mary L. Lohrke and Shannon P. Wheeler in The Oklahoma Bar Jou… Read More

Read the full article, “About Face by Oklahoma Supreme Court Means Discrimination Claims Can be Brought Against Small Employers: Smith v. Pioneer Masonry Inc.,” by Kimberly Lambert Love and Shannon P. Wheeler in The Oklahoma Bar Journal,… Read More

Read the full article, “DOL Overhauls Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations: Important Changes You Should Know About,” by Mary L. Lohrke co-author in The Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 80, No. 4, February 2009. Read More

Read the full article, “The New, Broader Americans with Disabilities Act: Congress Enacts Substantial Changes,” by Mary L. Lohrke co-author in The Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 80, No. 1, January 2009. Read More