Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center Tulsa
8:00-8:25 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast
8:25-8:45 | Welcome
Adam W. Childers
8:45-9:35 a.m. | Tales from the Trial Attorney’s Crypt…Frightening HR Lessons Learned from Spooky Jury Trials!
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Learning Objectives:
In this presentation audience members will be presented the facts of two jury trials conducted by presenter Adam W.
Childers in 2026. The facts of each case (one a Texas federal jury trial on ADA issues, and one a Colorado state jury trial on
breach of contract and wage and hour issues) will be explained and examined in detail. Through this examination, the
audience members will learn:
- How the ADA’s interactive dialogue process works in real life versus how it is examined by the court and by a jury of peers;
- The importance of proper and contemporaneous documentation and consistent application of policies and
procedures; and - Valuable courtroom takeaways into what a jury thinks is important, what is not important, and whether the
employer took the proper course of action when handling disputes with former employees.
9:40-10:30 a.m. | The EEOC Strikes Back: Villains, Victories & the New Enforcement Landscape
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Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the key developments reshaping the EEOC, including changes in leadership, enforcement priorities, and agency operations.
- Evaluate how recent EEOC developments and shifting federal policies may affect employers’ discrimination,
harassment, and retaliation risks. - Develop practical strategies for navigating the evolving EEOC landscape, including investigations, charges, on-site
interviews, litigation, and compliance considerations.
Katie Campbell and Jaycee Simon
10:30-10:40 a.m. | Break
10:40-11:30 a.m.| Riddle Me This: Solving the ADA Compliance Puzzle
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Learning Objectives:
- Identify the ADA’s core requirements, including who is protected, what constitutes a qualified individual with a disability, and an employer’s obligations regarding reasonable accommodation and nondiscrimination
- Apply the ADA’s interactive-process and reasonable-accommodation requirements to challenging workplace
situations involving medical documentation, attendance and leave, essential job functions, reassignment, undue
hardship, and more - Evaluate real-world ADA scenarios and case examples to recognize common compliance pitfalls and develop
practical strategies for responding to disability-related issues while effectively managing workplace needs
11:30 a.m. | Lunch
12:00-12:50 p.m.| The Million-Dollar Workplace Decision: The Crowe Dunlevy Gameshow Returns Again
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Former Labor & Employment Practice Group Chair Randall Snapp reprises his role as host of the game show in which attendees are presented with case summaries from real employment law cases around the country and then engage in an interactive discussion about those facts. The discussions will revolve around liability exposure, best practices for these scenarios, and strategies for diffusing and/or outright avoiding similar employment law issues in the attendees’ own workplaces. All of this takes place in the context of a fun and lively game show setting that pits the “Crowes” versus the “Dunlevys” in a battle royale for bragging rights and prizes, while never straying from the core exercise of providing informative and practical information and tips on a wide-range of current employment law issues.
1:00-1:50 p.m.| Beyond the Card: The November 1 OMMA Changes and a For-Cause Testing Playbook for HR
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Learning Objectives:
On November 1, 2026, House Bill 3127 rewrites the employment provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
Patient Protection Act. Employers that test for drugs or alcohol face a new two-track framework: mandatory zero
tolerance for safety-sensitive positions, and a written-policy path for everyone else. This session covers:
- The two-track framework created by House Bill 3127.
- Written-policy updates and the ten-day employee notice required by the Oklahoma Standards for Workplace
Drug and Alcohol Testing Act before implementing policy changes. - How managers and HR should handle for-cause (reasonable suspicion) testing.
1:50-2:00 p.m. | Break
2:00-2:50 p.m. | Don’t Look in the Basement: Witches Brew of Advanced Employment Issues
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Learning Objectives:
- Payroll Poltergeists: Overpayment of wages, instant-pay products, and how to handle final wages for a dearly departed employee.
- Haunted by garnishments? Practical review of garnishments, child support orders and employer do’s and don’ts.
- Mr. Freeze: Changes to Fines and I-9 compliance.
- The Invisible Man: Surveillance at the work place and beyond.
Best practices will be included along with real life scenarios and suggested policies/procedures to protect employers from
these and other haunts.
2:50 p.m.| Closing Remarks and Prizes
Adam W. Childers