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63 episodes
Texas Federal Court Blocks FTC Proposed Rule: Is this the End of the Non-Compete Saga?
On August 20, 2024 a Texas federal court issued a nationwide order preventing the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule from going into effect. For the time being, employers are not required to comply with the FTC’s proposed rule to...
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Episode 63
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Loper Bright Part II: Chevron's Demise and the Ripple Effect on Regulatory Practice
In the second installment of our podcast series examining the impact of Loper Bright in various industries and practice groups, Energy Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group member Alyssa Sloan joins Briefly Legal to discus...
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Episode 62
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SCOTUS Discards the Chevron Doctrine: What’s Next for Federal Agency Regulations Impacting the Workplace?
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down one of the most significant decisions in decades. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, a case involving a little-known National Marine Fisheries Service regulation, SCOTUS overturned the ...
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Episode 61
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You Had Me at Pub Crawl: Previewing the PowHR 2024 OKHR Conference
For the second year in a row, Oklahoma Human Resources State Council (OKHR) Director Kristi Spaethe joins Briefly Legal for a preview of the PowHR 2024 OKHR Conference. This year, the conference travels back up the Turner Turnpike with all the ...
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Episode 60
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New Practice Group Offers Clients a Seat at the Table
Our clients often face governmental, legislative, and regulatory challenges that require strategic advice at the local, state, and federal government level. To meet our clients' needs, Crowe & Dunlevy launched the
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Episode 59
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The 900 Pound Gorilla in the Room: The Life and Legacy of a Paraplegic Trial Attorney
Chris Davis was born to an average blue-collar family in central Illinois. Growing up, he enjoyed playing sports, going hunting, attending Boy Scout meetings – the thing...
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Episode 58
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Pathways to Decarbonization: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Under the IRA
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. The IRA provides tax incentives and grants for solar, wind, hydrogen, nuclear, oil and gas, and carbon capture, utilization and storage projects (CCUS). Spec...
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Episode 57
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EPA Adds PFAS as a Regulatory Priority
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added addressing exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a new regulatory priority in its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for 2024-2027. With this announcement...
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Episode 56
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New NLRB Standard Tilts Balance Toward Employee Rights
In a decision applicable to both unionized and non-union employers, on August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned a prior 2017 decision that afforded employers flexibility in the policies and procedures they use to gov...
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Episode 55
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NLRB Memo Attacks Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements
On May 30, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a memorandum advising NLRB regional directors that most non-compete agreements infringe on an employee’s Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The memo ...
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Episode 54
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Oklahoma v. Brester: The Latest Significant Tribal Sovereignty Reservation Win for the Peoria
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma in which the court found that Congress had never disestablished the Muscogee Nation’s reservation, several more criminal cases have materialized involving the interpretation...
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Episode 53
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Earth Day Episode: EPA Issues Latest Proposals to Regulate PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act and under Superfund
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to move forward with the regulation of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” Join Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Pra...
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Episode 52
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Special Episode: All About the FunHR 2023 OKHR Conference
Oklahoma Human Resources State Council (OKHR) Director Kristi Spaethe joins the podcast for a preview of the upcoming FunHR OKHR 2023 Conference at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, April 25-27, 2023. Kristi discusses this year's breakout se...
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Episode 51
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New SEC Proposed Rule Addressing Cybersecurity Risks Could Foreshadow the Future of Data Privacy Requirements
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed new requirements for publicly traded companies, including market entities regulated by the SEC, to address their cybersecurity risks. The proposed requirements are meant to not only prote...
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Episode 50
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Come Sail Away! The New Definition of WOTUS Expands Regulation Under the Clean Water Act
On January 18, 2023, the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule redefining the term "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) modifying the purview of bodies of water subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and re...
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Episode 49
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The Initiative Petition Process: Oklahoma's Long Tradition of Direct Democracy Sets its Sights on Recreational Marijuana
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Oklahoma voters will return to the polls to decide whether or not adult recreational use of marijuana should be allowed in the state. Regardless of the outcome, securing a place on the ballot for State Question 820 is...
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Episode 48
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Future Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements Across the Nation in Limbo
In January, the Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed rule that would prohibit all employers nationwide from imposing non-compete clauses on workers, and making the rule retroactive, meaning all pre-existing non-compete agreements would be...
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Episode 47
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Is Quiet Quitting the New Workplace Phenomenon?
If we have learned anything about workplace culture from the pandemic, it’s that things are constantly changing. One of those changes, coined as “quiet quitting,” can generally be described as the practice of an employee disengaging from the wo...
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Episode 46
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Chipping Away at McGirt: SCOTUS Rules in Favor of State Sovereignty
On June 29, 2022, in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that the state of Oklahoma had concurrent jurisdiction with the federal government to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians against India...
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Episode 45
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Prioritizing Functionality: New Office Space Promotes Connectivity and Comfort
Crowe & Dunlevy’s Tulsa office recently relocated to 222 North Detroit, becoming the first tenant to occupy space in the new building in downtown Tulsa’s Greenwood District. Rea...
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Episode 44
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Highway to the Dress Code Danger Zone: NLRB Makes Precedent-Altering Decision
In a recent decision regarding the dress code at a Tesla manufacturing plant, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that a dress code or uniform policy that even implicitly limits employees’ ability to wear clothing that supports a un...
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Episode 43
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PFAS Regulatory Update: EPA Proposes PFAS Hazardous Substance Designation
In a highly controversial move, on Sept. 6 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its notice for a proposed federal rule to designate two specific “forever chemicals” – PFOA and PFOS – as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehens...
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Episode 42
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Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand: Crowe & Dunlevy Celebrates 120 Years of Legal Excellence
On Friday, August 26, 2022, Crowe & Dunlevy celebrated its 120th anniversary as a law firm. Founded by Charles Johnson five years before statehood, the firm is currently named for Vincil P. Crowe and Fred W. Dunlevy, who joined in 1929 and ...
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Episode 41
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New and Non-Obvious: The Nuts-and-Bolts Episode on Patent Law
What is a patent? How do I get one? Are they expensive? Are they enforceable? Intellectual Property Practice Group Chair
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Episode 40
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West Virginia vs. EPA Part II: U.S. Supreme Court Applies the Major Questions Doctrine to Limit EPA Regulatory Authority
On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 opinion that Congress did not give the EPA authority to set greenhouse gas emissions standards for existing power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
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Episode 39
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