Crowe Dunlevy is once again proud to be the presenting sponsor of the 2026 SHRM Oklahoma Annual State Conference – Drive to tHRive. We can’t wait to join more than 500 of Oklahoma’s human resource professionals April 30 – May 1, 2026, at the Arvest Convention Center in Tulsa, Ok.
Register today and make plans to attend our breakout sessions, swing by our booth in the exhibit hall and join our cast of Labor & Employment Practice Group attorneys for an entertaining and interactive skit that will help HR professionals who are looking to stay ahead in HR’s race for sanity in the workforce.
Breakout sessions on Friday, May 1, 2026:
Workplace Behavior that Drives HR Crazy, and the Legal Advice to Help HR Race to the Solutions! | 8:15 AM – Michael W. Bowling, Katie Campbell, Adam W. Childers, and Jaycee Simon
Back by popular demand, the Crowe Dunlevy players present a lively, entertaining, and interactive skit of real-world workplace scenarios. Each vignette will showcase the challenges faced by Human Resources professionals as they navigate the employment law pitfalls of the modern-day workforce. These scenarios will be played out not just for laughs and fun, but also for the chance to dissect each story and learn the legal lessons each one teaches. From the disability accommodation process to the protection of company property in the age of AI to the management of political speech by employees to the nuances of retaliation claims, this skit has it all and will help HR professionals who are driven to distraction by bad behavior in the workplace and who are looking stay ahead in HR’s race for sanity in the workforce!
FMLA Red Flags: Navigating the Scariest Leave Scenarios Without Getting Lapped. | 1:45 PM – Michael W. Bowling
Learning Objectives:
- Decode the trickiest FMLA eligibility and intermittent leave nightmares, getting equipped to handle complex scenarios that often lead to legal peril.
- Untangle the overlap between FMLA, ADA, and state leave laws, avoiding policy mishaps and ad hoc solutions that could come back to bite.
- Detect and manage suspected FMLA abuse, protecting your organization from phantom leave scenarios without violating employees’ leave rights.
