Briefly Legal

Aug 30 2024 63 ep. 24 mins 8
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Briefly Legal delivers Crowe & Dunlevy’s candid conversations on all things legal mixed with humor, headlines and insight on current events. Send us your questions or suggest a topic to [email protected]. Also, stay on top of the latest legal developments and industry news via your inbox at crowedunlevy.com/subscribe. Hosted by firm attorney Adam W. Childers. Disclaimers: www.crowedunlevy.com/disclaimer

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Texas Federal Court Blocks FTC Proposed Rule: Is this the End of the Non-Compete Saga?

Aug 30 2024 33 mins  
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 prohibit employers from imposing non-compete clauses on employees. On this episode of Briefly Legal, Labor & Employment attorneys C

Loper Bright Part II: Chevron's Demise and the Ripple Effect on Regulatory Practice

Jul 30 2024 26 mins  
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 discuss the potential new wave of administrative jurisprudence in the wake of Chevron’s demise. Alyssa discusses the impact Loper Bright will have on Con

SCOTUS Discards the Chevron Doctrine: What’s Next for Federal Agency Regulations Impacting the Workplace?

Jul 15 2024 33 mins  
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 Chevron doctrine, and in so doing, removed the forty-year old legal foundation that many federal agencies relied upon when promulgating their regulat

You Had Me at Pub Crawl: Previewing the PowHR 2024 OKHR Conference

Mar 21 2024 25 mins  
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 action taking place at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Tulsa, April 16-18, 2024. Kristi and Adam discuss this year’s tailored breakout sessions

New Practice Group Offers Clients a Seat at the Table

Feb 07 2024 39 mins  
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 Government Relations, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Practice Group to provide businesses and non-profits with guidance on a variety of governmental and politic

The 900 Pound Gorilla in the Room: The Life and Legacy of a Paraplegic Trial Attorney

Dec 19 2023 29 mins  
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 things a typical midwestern kid would be interested in. His life changed, however, when he was 17 years old, and doctors had discovered that an astrocytoma had developed on his spinal cord. After undergoing successful

Pathways to Decarbonization: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Under the IRA

Nov 21 2023 24 mins  
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). Specifically the IRA amends section 45Q of the tax code to provide credits for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in underground ge

EPA Adds PFAS as a Regulatory Priority

Nov 13 2023 22 mins  
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, the number of PFAS-related regulations and enforcement issues is expected to rise over the next several years. Briefly Legal is launching

New NLRB Standard Tilts Balance Toward Employee Rights

Aug 04 2023 20 mins  
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 govern the workplace and changed its standard for assessing whether certain categories of work rules are lawful to maintain. The NLRB’s new s

NLRB Memo Attacks Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements

Jun 13 2023 23 mins  
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 follows on the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) January 5, 2023, proposed rule prohibiting employers from imposing non-comp