by Tim Spencer | Feb 26, 2018 | Employment
An employer must adhere to the Oklahoma Statutes governing drug and alcohol testing or it may face civil liability for failing to do so. Private employers are not limited to which categories of employees can be tested; however, employers are only allowed to conduct a...
by Tim Spencer | Feb 26, 2018 | Discrimination, Employment, Wage & Hour
Business owners, more often than not, try to abide by the maxim: “The customer is always right.” Abiding by that maxim, however, may land a business in the middle of a discrimination lawsuit filed by an employee. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits...
by Tim Spencer | Feb 26, 2018 | Employment
Employers have a legitimate interest in protecting their business as much as possible in case employees leave the company with business and client information. As such, not surprisingly, non-compete agreements are becoming commonplace in employment relationships....
by Curtis Roberts | Oct 9, 2014 | Contract, Employment, Estate Planning, Family Law, Real Property, Tort, Transactional, Transportation
Oklahoma has 186 new laws going into effect on November 1, 2014. This article will address just the statutes we might routinely encounter. This summary hits the high points; there’s too many new laws to get into detail. HB 2372 – prohibits employers from requiring...
by Jeremy Ward | Aug 15, 2012 | Employment, Transactional
The government likes tax money. Consequently, setting up a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation takes significantly more time, effort, and paperwork than forming a for-profit business entity. The rewards that come from gaining tax-exempt status, however, are well worth...
by Paula Quillin | Oct 26, 2011 | Discrimination, Employment
By Paula Quillin. Section 41 of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Statute, 85 OKLA. STAT. § 341, prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee who files a workers’ compensation claim. The statute provides: A. No employer may discharge or,...
