Alerts Archives - Crowe & Dunlevy

Stay abreast of the latest Crowe & Dunlevy legal updates, commentary, events and seminars. Our news page includes firm news releases, practice group advisories, media clips, speaking engagements and firm announcements. To receive emails about advisories, events and more, sign up for our mailing list.

Affordable Care Act’s Uncertain Future—an Update

As you likely have heard, on December 18, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 decision upholding a Texas judge’s decision that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became unconstitutional after Congress reduced the individual mandate penalty for…

H-1B Lottery Season Begins Early 2020

As 2020 approaches, it’s time to start thinking about whether your organization is going to seek new H-1B status for any foreign national employees or applicants. For foreign nationals not already in H-1B status, they must be selected for one…

U.S. Department of Labor Finalizes New Regular Rate Rule

On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its new Final Rule on the “regular rate of pay” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Final Rule will be published today, December 16, 2019, and will…

Considering Applicants’ Criminal Backgrounds in Hiring Decisions

On November 4, 2019, Oklahoma experienced the largest single-day commutation in U.S. history. A total of 527 people saw their sentences for low-level drug and nonviolent offenses reduced. This day marked the first fruits of concerted efforts to reduce Oklahoma’s…

Is Your Anti-Harassment Program Effective?

While sexual harassment and its negative impacts in the workplace are nothing new (and are, in fact, as old as time), cultural attention to this issue has increased with the rise of #MeToo and near continuous media coverage of sexual…

Constitutional Carry and the Workplace

The Self Defense Act currently allows Oklahoma residents to carry a handgun – either concealed or open carry – so long as they have a permit issued by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). In February 2019, newly inaugurated…

New U.S. Department of Labor Rule Effective
Jan. 1, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor has finally issued its new final rule regarding the increased wage that must be paid to employees who are classified as exempt under the white collar exemptions and who are subject to the salary basis test.

Court Confirms Chapter 11 Plan Supported by Income from Marijuana Industry

The proliferation of states legalizing the use, sale and cultivation of marijuana has inevitably led to conflicts between the laws of those states and federal law, which treats marijuana as an illegal substance. Among the key arenas in which those…

Get Prepared—Tomorrow the Unity Bill Safety-Sensitive Changes Become Law

Since March 2019, Oklahoma employers and employees have been anxiously monitoring the status of the Unity Bill. It now appears that the Unity Bill will go into effect on August 30, 2019.

Dallas Implements Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

Employers with more than five employees in the city of Dallas need to be ready to implement the paid sick leave rules that will go into effect on August 1, 2019, if not postponed by the city or enjoined by…