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Crowe Dunlevy Hosts Third “In-House Oklahoma” Event of 2025

Crowe Dunlevy is pleased to announce the third “In-House Oklahoma” event of 2025, scheduled for Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club. In-House Oklahoma, a community of in-house leaders who share legal best-practices in a local, peer-to-peer, networking community, hosts nearly 800 in-house counsel representing over 400 companies across the state. The goal of the initiative is to build relationships and exchange best practices through strategic programming and networking hosted in Crowe Dunlevy’s Oklahoma office cities: Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Big News from the Department of Labor – No More Pre-Litigation Liquidated Damages!

On June 27th, Donald M. Harrison, III, the Acting Administrator of the federal Department of Labor (DOL), issued a very important two-page memorandum to all of the DOL’s Regional Administrators and District Directors. In a nutshell, this memorandum made clear…

Oklahoma Supreme Court Denies Muscogee Citizen Tax Refund in Landmark “Indian Country” Reservation Ruling

On Tuesday, July 1, the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a pivotal decision in Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, 2025 OK 48. Most importantly, the Court held that McGirt v. Oklahoma, which recognized that the Muscogee Nation’s reservation was never disestablished,…

U.S. Supreme Court Throws Wet Blanket over Firefighter’s Claims

The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision in Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, issued June 20, 2025, reminded us about some of the fundamentals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and what it takes to qualify for its…

Former DOJ Attorney Galen Thorp Joins Crowe Dunlevy

Crowe Dunlevy is pleased to announce that attorney Galen Thorp has joined as a director in the firm’s Oklahoma City office, adding significant litigation and trial experience to clients firmwide.

Oklahoma Attorney General Issues New Legal Opinion on Tribal Gaming Compacts—What are the Implications for Tribes and Gaming Operators?

The Oklahoma Attorney General just issued an official opinion on whether the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (“UKB”) could accept the terms of Oklahoma’s model gaming compact after the compact’s initial term expired on January 1, 2020.…

Title VII After Ames: What Employers Need to Know

As we anticipated and previewed in a previous advisory, on June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, reshaping how courts handle Title VII claims from employees who are…

Chambers USA Highly Ranks Crowe Dunlevy in 2025 Guide

Chambers and Partners, an international legal research and analysis provider, has highly ranked Crowe Dunlevy in the 2025 edition of the “Chambers USA” guide.* Additionally, 23 of the firm’s attorneys were individually ranked by the publisher.

Federal Appellate Court Holds that a Delay in Granting an Employee’s Accommodation Request Can Violate the ADA

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held in Strife v. Aldine Independent School District that an employer’s six-month delay in granting an employee’s accommodation request could constitute a failure to accommodate. This kind of ADA violation…

Dole Act Amends USERRA and Strengthens Service Member Protections

This year, with the passage of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (“the Act”), Congress made important updates to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). These changes expand protections against retaliation…