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Recent Attorney Articles

Below are attorney articles published within the last year. For a complete list of all published articles, please click here.

Practice Groups
Business Law
USCIS Requires Use of New
Form I-9
Employment Law Alert - April 2, 2009
Like Déjà Vu All Over Again
The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Business Restructuring, Workouts and Bankruptcy
Like Déjà Vu All Over Again
The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Corporate and Securities
Like Déjà Vu All Over Again
The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Immigration Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions
Oklahoma Bar Journal - February 2009
E-Discovery and Records & Information Management
Records Management for Electronic Discovery
McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - July 2009
Employee Benefits
DOL Adopts Safe Harbor for Small Plans on Remitting Participant Contributions
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - February 23, 2010
IRS to Randomly Audit Businesses for Employment Tax Compliance
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - November 3, 2009
COMPLIANCE ALERT:
New Rules on Notice Requirements for Breach of Unsecured HIPAA Protected Health Information
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - September 15, 2009
Has your company’s layoff
caused a partial termination
of your retirement plan?
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - June 23, 2009
The Accidental ERISA Plan: Unintended Results of Severance Pay
The Journal Record - May 28, 2009
Exercise Caution Before Relying on the Gross-Misconduct Exception Under COBRA
The Journal Record - April 30, 2009
Questions and Answers Regarding COBRA Subsidy
Employee Benefits Update - February 26, 2009
COBRA Subsidy in New Stimulus Law Adds Administrative and Notice Requirements for Employers
Employee Benefits Alert - February 20, 2009
Environmental Law
Even in Oklahoma, You Can't Hide From GHG Regulations
The Journal Record - December 17, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
Greenhouse Gas Regulation and Litigation
October 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
The American Clean Energy and Security Act
August 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
Greenhouse Gas Regulation is Knocking On the Door
May 2009
Intellectual Property
Got to be Real
The Journal Record - February 11, 2010
Picture This
McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - February 2010
Expensive Pitfalls of Online Endorsement
and Testimonial Advertising
McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - November 13, 2009
Name Calling:
Using Someone Else’s Trademark
The Journal Record - November 12, 2009
Handling The Competition of a Departing Employee
The Journal Record - October 15, 2009
The Legal Pitfalls of Online Social Media
McAfee & Taft Law Alert - August 13, 2009
Records Management for Electronic Discovery
McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - July 2009
I Think My Company Has
Created A Solid Invention.
Now What?
The Journal Record - June 25, 2009
What's In A Username?
Intellectual Property Law Alert - June 11, 2009
When a Picture's Worth a Thousand...Dollars
McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - April 2009
Copyright Law and Employee Derivative Works
McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - February 2009
Labor and Employment
EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION
Watch out — Oklahoma follows IRS’ lead
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - March 2010
Appeals Court Rejects Key Provisions of Oklahoma Immigation Law
McAfee & Taft Employment Law Alert - February 3, 2010
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
Riding Herd on FMLA Abuse in 2010
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - February 2010
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
The Long Reach of EEOC Subpoenas
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - January 2010
The Changing Face of Employment Disability Law
@Law Magazine - December 2009
COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE
Local Courts Clarify Importance of Crafting
Enforceable Noncompete, Nonsolicit Clauses
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - December 2009
Oklahoma Supreme Court Extends Public Policy Tort Liability to All Employers
Employment Law Alert - November 23, 2009
FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Bad timing + bad e-mail = valid claim
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - November 2009
Handling The Competition of a Departing Employee
The Journal Record - October 15, 2009
DISABILITIES
When is a Job Function ‘Essential’ Under the ADA?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - October 2009
LAYOFFS
Reductions In Force: The Importance
of Keeping Your Story Straight
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - September 2009
The Legal Pitfalls of Online Social Media
McAfee & Taft Law Alert - August 13, 2009
EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT:
Unemployment Benefits?
But He Failed A Drug Test!
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - August 2009
EMPLOYER RETALIATION:
You May Be Liable For Actions Taken Against Alcoholic Employees
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - July 2009
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
Arbitration — the wave of the future?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - June 2009
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:
Losing more than just an employee
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - May 2009
Exercise Caution Before Relying on the Gross-Misconduct Exception Under COBRA
The Journal Record - April 30, 2009
USCIS Requires Use of New
Form I-9
Employment Law Alert - April 2, 2009
The WARN Act: A Key Exception To Employer Liability
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - April 2009
Employee Free Choice Act Introduced In Congress
Employment Law Alert - March 10, 2009
Electronic Workplace: What Am I Supposed To Do With All This Electronic Stuff?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - March 2009
Questions and Answers Regarding COBRA Subsidy
Employee Benefits Update - February 26, 2009
Oklahoma Supreme Court Again Expands Employer Exposure in Discrimination Cases
Employment Law Alert - February 25, 2009
Appellate Court Reinstates Employee Gun Rights
Employment Law Alert - February 23, 2009
Oklahoma Immigration Law Passes Test
Employment Law Alert - February 12, 2009
USCIS Delays Implementation of Revised Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification
Employment Law Alert - February 2, 2009
Immigration Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions
Oklahoma Bar Journal - February 2009
Discrimination: Even an Open-and-Shut Case Can Cost You Money!
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - February 2009
Employer Retaliation:
If you have a clear shot, take it
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - January 2009
Litigation
New Tort Reform Law Places Caps on Damages
The Journal Record - January 14, 2010
Even in Oklahoma, You Can't Hide From GHG Regulations
The Journal Record - December 17, 2009
Name Calling:
Using Someone Else’s Trademark
The Journal Record - November 12, 2009
Handling The Competition of a Departing Employee
The Journal Record - October 15, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
Greenhouse Gas Regulation and Litigation
October 2009
Manufacturers’ Products Liability
The Journal Record - August 20, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
The American Clean Energy and Security Act
August 2009
Records Management for Electronic Discovery
McAfee & Taft Tip Sheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - July 2009
The Accidental ERISA Plan: Unintended Results of Severance Pay
The Journal Record - May 28, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
Greenhouse Gas Regulation is Knocking On the Door
May 2009
Like Déjà Vu All Over Again
The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Real Estate
Even in Oklahoma, You Can't Hide From GHG Regulations
The Journal Record - December 17, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
Greenhouse Gas Regulation and Litigation
October 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
The American Clean Energy and Security Act
August 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY UPDATE:
Greenhouse Gas Regulation is Knocking On the Door
May 2009
Tax and Family Wealth
Estate Tax Uncertainty in 2010
McAfee & Taft Tax & Family Wealth Update - January 20, 2010

General Firm Articles
Less is More Healthy
OKC Downtown Monthly - February 2010
Habit Forming
OKC Downtown Monthly - January 2010
It Looks Like Greenhouse Gas Regulation is Here, One Way or Another
OKC Downtown Monthly - December 2009
Water Sense Makes Sense
OKC Downtown Monthly - October 2009
Coal. Really?
OKC Downtown Monthly - September 2009
Sustainability & Energy
OKC Downtown Monthly - August 2009
Smart: An Easy Way to Appreciate Sustainability
OKC Downtown Monthly - July 2009