WHISTLEBLOWER ALERT: OSHA Awards Fired Pilot One Million Dollars, Reinstatement

OSHA has issued a significant Order under AIR21 finding that AirTran Airways illegally fired one of its pilots.  The OSHA order requires AirTran to reinstate the pilot.  In addition to reinstatement, the Order awards more than one million dollars in damages, mostly comprising backpay – compensating the pilot for lost wages going back to the date of his discharge – but also including emotional distress damages.  Read More

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Conner & Winters Announces Six New Partners

Conner & Winters, LLP has named six attorneys as partners at the firm.  The new partners are: Jason B. Coutant, Allison McGrath Gardner, Kerri E. Kobbeman, Paige N. Shelton, Terral J. Smith and Jeanette C. Timmons.  Read more

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Vic Albert Featured Speaker at OKC Metro Employer Council Meeting

Conner & Winters partner Vic Albert was the featured speaker at the January 17th meeting of the OKC Metro Employer Council meeting.  His presentation, ”Yours, Mine Or Ours – Employee Use of Personal Tech Devices, E-Mail and Social Networking Accounts”, addressed the legal challenges employers face regarding establishing and enforcing limitations on employees’ business use of their own computers, tablets, smart phones, e-mail, social networking accounts, and other forms of technology.

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Employment Alert – December 30, 2011

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed the effective date for compliance with its new rule requiring private sector employers to post notices advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Originally, the new rule was set to become enforceable on November 14, 2011, but the effective date was postponed to January 31, 2012 in order to allow more time for education and outreach with employers.   Read More

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Employment Alert – December 9, 2011

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has issued an opinion interpreting an Oklahoma statute governing employee non-competition agreements.  Read More

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Conner & Winters Recognized as “Great Company To Work For” by OKLAHOMA MAGAZINE

OKLAHOMA MAGAZINE, the most widely distributed monthly magazine in Oklahoma, has included Conner & Winters in its December 2011 feature article highlighting Great Companies To Work For.  Read More

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