He represents clients in a variety of civil litigation matters, including appeals, corporate litigation, insurance coverage, and complex family and domestic relations cases.
Congratulations to Chris Thrutchley, Chair of GableGotwals’ Employment & Labor team, who remains undefeated in representing management in labor arbitration cases! Chris, along with Chris Shrock and Tracie Calvin, recently secured a major victory in a labor arbitration case against one of the largest industrial unions in the U.S.
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.
The Federal Trade Commission recently proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their workers. But what this mean for employers, and what is the difference between non-compete and non-solicitation agreements?
The landmark 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. But the decision doesn’t apply to all employers and all employment settings, so how do you know when it applies?
On Season 2, Episode 6 of The Employment Roundtable, host and GableGotwals Shareholder, Talitha Ebrite, discusses with GableGotwals Shareholder, Chris Thrutchley, the benefits of implementing a mandatory arbitration program, challenges employers face in enforcing their rights to arbitration, and recent developments in arbitration.
Season 2, Episode 5 | In this episode of The Employment Roundtable, host and GableGotwals Shareholder Talitha Ebrite, GableGotwals Shareholders Ellen Adams and Paula Williams, and Oklahoma Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Director Holly Cole discuss the increasing prevalence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what the EEOC recommends to safeguard employers from potential AI pitfalls in the employment context.
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 13th consecutive year, announced the "Best Law Firms" rankings. GableGotwals is ranked in the 2024 list regionally in 71 practice areas.
