Employment & Labor Alert — Oklahoma Amends Workplace Drug Testing Law: Key Changes and Next Steps
Oklahoma has passed HB 3127, updating its Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act (Okla. Stat. Tit. 63, § 427.8) effective November 1, 2026.
Employment Alert – The FLSA’s Salary-Basis Test Post-Loper-Bright
When the United States Supreme Court junked the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine this past term in its Loper Bright decision, many in the legal community were wondering what the fallout would look like. Loper Bright liberated courts to freshly interpret statutes and eschew deference to agency interpretations, setting the stage for a flood of rulings invalidating regulations across the administrative state. A prime candidate for attack: the Department of Labor’s “Minimum Salary Rule.”
Proposed OSHA Heat Safety Regulations: What Employers Need to Know
Since 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been focused on heat-related hazards and possible heat-related injuries and illnesses in indoor and outdoor workplaces. OSHA recently proposed workplace regulations designed to protect workers from heat-related illnesses and fatalities, specifically.
Employment Alert – Recent Supreme Court Decision Lowers Threshold for Employee Discrimination Claims – How to Mitigate Risk
Read on for tips to mitigate risk and make sure you are not caught unprepared.
Employment Alert – No More COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates in Texas
Private employers in Texas cannot require applicants, contractors, or employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Employment Alert – Delivered: EEOC Publishes Final Rules Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On June 18, 2024, the final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will become effective.
Employment Alert – PWFA Final Regulations Are Past Their Due Date
Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which took effect on June 27, 2023, and applies to all employers with 15 or more employees. The EEOC issued proposed regulations in August 2023 and allowed public comment through October 11, 2023, with final regulations anticipated in late December 2023. As of the date of this alert, no final regulations have been published.
Employment Alert – The Important “Interactive Process” Can Be Informal
Recently, the Tenth Circuit held an employer fulfilled its interactive accommodation obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) through informal discussions.