Labor & Employment

Our Labor & Employment practice is dedicated to the defense of employers and managers in employment cases regarding claims of discrimination (race, age, gender, sexual harassment, national origin, disability, sexual orientation), public policy, wrongful discharge, ERISA, breach of contract, worker’s compensation/retaliatory discharge, assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of proprietary information or confidentiality provisions or covenants not to compete, class action defense and numerous other employment-related claims. We also assist employers with issues such as immigration, employee and management training, policy and handbook drafting and implementation, employment counseling, as well as union related issues and other matters.

• Employment Attorney Elaine Turner on Supply Chain Brain Can Employers Require Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
• OKC Labor & Employment Attorney Elaine Turner - Confusion, Uncertainty Mount As Restaurants Consider COVID Vaccine
• Employment & Tax Alert! Coronavirus Relief Bill Update for Employers
• Employment Alert! EEOC Issues Guidance on Employer Vaccination Policies
• Employment Attorney Elaine Turner in Entrepreneur -Can Employers in Certain Industries Require Covid Vaccines?
• Labor & Employment Attorney Elaine Turner in El Diario NY i¿Será obligatoria la vacuna para trabajar?
• Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in Employee Benefits News
• Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in Bloomberg Law - Covid-19 Leave Suits Trickle In With Spike Expected This Fall
• Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in ValueWalk - FFCRA Lawsuits Trending as Virtual School Year Begins
• CARES Act Summary of Employment Law Provisions
• Employment Alert: April 1, 2020 Effective Date for Paid Leave Requirements under FFCRA & Required Posting
• Alert: Important Updates to Families First Coronavirus Response Act 

• Denver Attorney Conner Eversole in SHRM: Bill to Establish Web Accessibility Guidelines Fails to Pass
• Employment Attorney Elaine Turner on Supply Chain Brain Can Employers Require Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
• OKC Labor & Employment Attorney Elaine Turner - Confusion, Uncertainty Mount As Restaurants Consider COVID Vaccine
• Tulsa Attorney Keith Wilkes on KTUL-TV - Employers can require you to get COVID vaccine to an extent
• Employment & Tax Alert! Coronavirus Relief Bill Update for Employers
• Employment Attorney Elaine Turner in Entrepreneur -Can Employers in Certain Industries Require Covid Vaccines?
• Labor & Employment Attorney Elaine Turner in El Diario NY i¿Será obligatoria la vacuna para trabajar?
• Denver Attorney Conner Eversole Discusses Online Accessibility - HR Daily Advisor Podcast Part 2 
• Denver Attorney Conner Eversole in HR Daily Advisor Podcast - Online Accessibility Lawsuits Are on the Rise
• Denver Attorney Conner Eversole - This House Bill Could Finally Offer Businesses Clarity On Web Accessibility
• Hall Estill Employment Law Group To Host Webinar Dec. 1 -  J. Patrick Cremin HR Institute
• Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in Employee Benefits News
• Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in Bloomberg Law - Covid-19 Leave Suits Trickle In With Spike Expected This Fall
• Employment Attorney Chelsea Smith in ValueWalk - FFCRA Lawsuits Trending as Virtual School Year Begins
• Robert Fitz-Patrick in Denver Post - Working from home: The pros, cons & potential pitfalls of it becoming permanent
   
• Employment Alert! Landmark Supreme Court Decision for Gay and Transgender Employees
• Attorney Elaine Turner in Human Resources Executive - What Ruling on LGBTQ Rights Means for Employers
• Employment Attorney Elaine Turner in EHS Today - Supreme Court Bans Discrimination Against LGBT Employees
• Elaine Turner in BenefitsPRO - Civil Rights Win for LGBTQ Employees: Implications for Employers  
• CARES Act Summary of Employment Law Provisions
• Employment Alert: April 1, 2020 Effective Date for Paid Leave Requirements under FFCRA & Required Posting
• Alert: Important Updates to Families First Coronavirus Response Act 
• Oklahoma City Attorney Chelsea Celsor Smith Joins Hall Estill 
• Hall Estill Elects Tulsa Attorney John Rogers New Shareholder
• Oklahoma State Question 788 and its Impact on Employers - What Now?
• Hall Estill and Newton, O’Connor, Ketchum & Wilkes Complete Merger 

• OKC Attorney Turner awarded OCU Law Community & Public Service Award
• Hall Estill Receives Top Chambers Ranking For Eleventh Year in a Row

• Hall Estill Employment Law Group To Host Webinar Dec. 1 -  J. Patrick Cremin HR Institute
• Labor & Employment Attorney Elaine R. Turner Presents at Regional EEOC Event

• Employment Alert! U.S. Department of Labor to Publish New Rule Clarifying Independent Contractor Status
• Employment Alert! EEOC Issues Guidance on Employer Vaccination Policies
• Employment Alert! Landmark Supreme Court Decision for Gay and Transgender Employees
• Employment Alert! The Department of Labor Issues New Rules to Extend Overtime Pay to 1.3 Million American Workers
• Employment Alert! Unity Bill Provides Guidance for Employers of Individuals with Medical Marijuana Licenses
• Employment Alert! Update for Oklahoma Employers on Medical Marijuana Law
• Employment Alert! Change of Potentially Epic Proportions In The Application Of The Equal Pay Act

• Employment Attorney Elaine Turner - The ABCs Of The California Gig Worker Ruling

• Attorney Aaron Tifft - Gavel to Gavel: SQ 788 could pose more risks to employers than full legalization