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Gavel to Gavel: As PFAS Regulations Loom, Time to Update Due Diligence

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), also referred to as “forever chemicals,” are a broad class of man-made chemicals that have been used in countless products and manufacturing processes for the past 70 years. The same qualities that give PFAS a…

Are Non-Compete Agreements on the Chopping Block?

The future enforceability of non-compete agreements nationwide has recently been called into question by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC––which protects consumers from anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practice––recently (January 5, 2023) proposed a rule to prohibit employers from imposing…

Sokolosky Returns to Crowe & Dunlevy

Alex Sokolosky has returned to Crowe & Dunlevy as an associate attorney in the firm’s Tulsa office.

Six Basics for Handling Wage Garnishments

Employers often dread seeing certain envelopes in the mail. Wage garnishment summons and answer affidavits have become a common employment hassle. Although legal services are not required in most cases, managers who have dealt with these issues in the past…

New Laws Provide Pregnant and Nursing Mothers Additional Employment Protections

On December 23, 2022, President Biden signed into law two new acts giving more employment protections to pregnant and nursing mothers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act are bipartisan acts that were signed into law as part of an omnibus spending bill.

New Year, New Me! Should Employers Help Employees Meet their New Year’s Resolutions?

With the arrival of the New Year, many people have vowed to eat healthier and establish fitness goals, making these personal resolutions in an effort to start 2023 off on the right foot. Unfortunately, at least one recent study suggests…

Glen Johnson Joins Crowe & Dunlevy

Former chancellor of higher education, Glen D. Johnson, Jr., has joined Crowe & Dunlevy as a director in the firm’s Oklahoma City office.

Happy New Year, Federal Contractors

As Bing Crosby sang, “let’s start the New Year right” — with federal contractor compliance! All dad jokes aside, the New Year provides a good opportunity to pull out the old compliance checklist and ensure that you and your company…

Regardless of Circumstances, January is Prime Time to Seek Financial Health

The start of the new year is a great time to think about financial health and seek helpful information. In a recent article in The Journal Record, Private Wealth & Closely-Held Business Practice Group member Chandler G. Wilson provides tips…

A Holiday State of Mind and PTO

Your 2022 holiday survival is almost confirmed. You’ve gotten through your holiday parties without any accidents, harassment complaints, host-liquor issues, etc. It’s all over, right? No Virginia, not yet. What, pray tell, could be left? Issues such as vacations, who’s…