On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act). This new law, which goes into effect on April 2, 2020, provides additional, paid employment leave for employees affected by COVID-19, a…
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On March 14, 2019, Governor Kevin Stitt signed into law House Bill 2612, titled the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. This new law, which goes into effect 90 days after the close of this year’s legislative session, contains num…
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Kimberly Lambert Love recently moderated a panel discussion of: “Hot Topics in Ethics” sponsored by the Tulsa chapter of Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium. The panel members included Cathy Wiedenhoeft, Manager of Ethics and Regulatory Complianc…
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Kimberly Lambert Love was recently recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as the 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Employment Law – Management. Only one attorney is selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty a…
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In the last few months, we have become familiar with a new routine: a high-profile executive is accused of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct, resulting in bombshell headlines, followed by “me too” allegations. Now more than ever, board…
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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…
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision extended dram shop liability to commercial vendors for the sale of alcohol, including low-point beer, sold for off-premises consumption to an adult over the age of 21. The decision comes just as State Ques…
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On July 19, 2017, Kimberly Lambert Love obtained summary judgment on behalf of a large aerospace client in the Northern District of Oklahoma. Plaintiff alleged that she was terminated based on gender and age discrimination and that she was denied tra…
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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…
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Jim Love is representing a family whose confidential medical information was illegally posted on the website maintained by the Maryland Board of Physicians. The family represented by Mr. Love sued the Board, the Board members and staff alleging a com…
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