The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to ...

Maybe you’ve experienced this: an employee experiences a serious health condition, you provide the required FMLA paperwork, and the certification form either comes back not fully filled out or so ...

Oklahoma has again amended the employment provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Act (“OMMA”), specifically Title 63, Section 427.8. The new law, House Bill 3127, passed in the House of ...

The end of the year often brings a bevy of holiday compensation: bonuses, paid days off, and higher rates of pay. However, it is critical for employers to keep the Fair Labor Standards Act in mind ...

It’s no surprise that employer reductions-in-force (RIFs) have dramatically increased over the past year. With that increase has come a corresponding increase in questions and employee claims under ...

More than 40 percent of all counties in the United States have fewer than one lawyer for every 1,000 residents—a metric that the American Bar Association uses to identify so-called “legal deserts.” ...

On January 13, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) formally notified Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. (SACI) that all aircraft registration certificates issued through the company are ...

We frequently get questions about whether and when an employer can deduct wages from an employee’s paycheck for things like uniforms, cash shortages, and training. Oklahoma law is very specific about ...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit all harassing conduct. Rather, the harassing conduct must be “because of” sex. A recent decision by a federal appeals court provides ...

This spring, Oklahoma joined several states in the nationwide movement to restrict opioid prescriptions. Generally, Senate Bill 1446 places limits on the number of opioid pills that practitioners can ...

Employers may require fitness-for-duty certifications in a variety of circumstances, including employees returning from leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and determining the ...

On June 9, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed what could be the most radical revision to the National Labor Relations Act in its history. By a vote of 230-193, the “Faster Labor Contracts ...