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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.

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AVIATION

The Cape Town Convention: Key Issues for the Practitioner
International Comparative Legal Guide to Aviation Law - 2013

BUSINESS LAW

What does your deed say?
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Ag & Equine Industry Newsletter - May 2013

Do you have enough water?
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Ag & Equine Industry Newsletter - May 2013

Aflatoxin and the insured farmer
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - November 2012

Avoiding hidden liabilities with employee housing agreements
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - July 2012

General permit now available for pesticides applied to or around water
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - July 2012

The Equal Access to Justice Act
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - July 2012

Risks of distraint
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - July 2012

BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING, WORKOUTS AND BANKRUPTCY

Gavel to Gavel: Good news, bad news
The Journal Record - January 3, 2013

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

OKLAHOMA LAW ALERT » Governor signs legislation overhauling workers’ compensation system
EmployerLINC Law Alert - May 6, 2013

New HIPAA regulations for sponsors of group health plans
EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Alert - March 26, 2013

Year-end IRS deadline looms for correcting release language in 409A agreements
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Law Alert - November 8, 2012

Deadlines loom for 2012 health care reform compliance
EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Alert - October 17, 2012

Health care reform – steps employers should be taking now
The Journal Record - October 4, 2012

IRS issues guidance on new $2,500 limit for health flex accounts
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Update - July 17, 2012

Supreme Court upholds Health Care Reform law
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Law Alert - June 28, 2012

ENERGY AND OIL & GAS

Collateral damage or collateral opportunists?
ABA Energy and Natural Resources Litigation Committee Newsletter - April 2013

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Do you have enough water?
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Ag & Equine Industry Newsletter - May 2013

General permit now available for pesticides applied to or around water
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - July 2012

Plastic producer enters $1M consent decree to settle alleged CAA violations
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

Lead in ammunition
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

Court orders EPA to hasten issuance of revised particulate standards rule
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

New rule governs designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

PHMSA penalties up in 2011
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

BLM issues proposed regulations concerning hydraulic fracturing
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

Natural gasoline pipeline spills prompt DOJ to lodge consent decree against owner, operator
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

Court dismisses toxic tort case arising from hydraulic fracturing activities
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

Two federal agencies issue draft rules on fracking
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

EPA issues updated Clean Air Act standards for petroleum refinery process heaters and flares
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

Continued issues with E15 ethanol
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

FWS guidelines designed to minimize impact of wind energy development projects on wildlife
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012

HEALTHCARE LAW

New HIPAA regulations
McAfee & Taft Healthcare Industry Alert - January 31, 2013

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Gavel to Gavel: Check before you pin
The Journal Record - April 17, 2013

Gavel to Gavel: Picture policies
The Journal Record - March 14, 2013

Keys to ensuring the secrecy of trade secrets
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013

Is your trade secret safe with me?
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013

Monitoring employees’ use of company trademarks in social media
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013

FTC amends Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013

Concerns over copyright infringement drive Google to change search algorithms
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - November 2012

Common sense trade secret protection
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - November 2012

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation to impact electronic marketing and communications
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - November 2012

Political animals
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - August 2012

House bill takes aim against patent trolls, frivolous lawsuits
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - August 2012

Gavel to Gavel: Easy paths to profit loss
The Journal Record - August 9, 2012

Unlicensed products: A not-so-golden opportunity
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - August 2012

Internet expansion to create opportunities, concerns for brand owners
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - July 2012

When cyber-threat protection and privacy concerns collide
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - July 2012

Seller beware: In-app purchases by minors may constitute unique, voidable contracts
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - July 2012

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Gavel to Gavel: Agreements enforceable
The Journal Record - May 23, 2013

OKLAHOMA LAW ALERT » Oklahoma passes law confirming enforceability of employee non-solicitation agreements
EmployerLINC Law Alert - May 15, 2013

LABOR LAW UPDATE » Pro-union poster rule strikes out
EmployerLINC Law Alert - May 8, 2013

OKLAHOMA LAW ALERT » Governor signs legislation overhauling workers’ compensation system
EmployerLINC Law Alert - May 6, 2013

New HIPAA regulations for sponsors of group health plans
EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Alert - March 26, 2013

New I-9 form means good time to review your hiring process
EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - March 12, 2013

Keys to ensuring the secrecy of trade secrets
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013

Court enforces agreement to arbitrate
EmployerLINC.com - February 8, 2013

Gavel to Gavel: Examining NLRB rulings
The Journal Record - February 7, 2013

Limits on reemployment rights under USERRA
EmployerLINC.com - January 22, 2013

Psychological injuries without physical injuries are not compensable
EmployerLINC.com - January 15, 2013

Following the rules does pay off
EmployerLINC.com - January 10, 2013

Caution: Exhaustion required, for real!
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - January 2013

Automatic deductions and collective actions
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - December 2012

Reality of ‘open carry’
The Journal Record - November 1, 2012

ELECTION 2012: Employers must allow employees opportunity to vote
EmployerLINC - October 23, 2012

ADA claims shrouded by the ‘leaves’ of the FMLA
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - October 2012

Gavel to Gavel: Firing a TTD employee
The Journal Record - September 6, 2012

Rehiring veterans is simple, but it can be dangerous for employers
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - September 2012

Who owns inventions by employees?
HRLaws.com - September 1, 2012

Sexual orientation and reverse discrimination
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - August 2012

Avoiding hidden liabilities with employee housing agreements
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - July 2012

Gavel to Gavel: Chicken and stitches
The Journal Record - July 12, 2012

Prohibited hiring trumps retaliation claim
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - July 2012

Judge rejects OSHA’s memo on flame-resistant clothing, calls it ‘improper rulemaking’
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Regulatory Update - July 2, 2012

Supreme Court upholds Health Care Reform law
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Law Alert - June 28, 2012

Tenth Circuit dismisses FMLA claim by employee who was fired while on FMLA leave
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - June 2012

Employment Law Update » Oklahoma Human Rights Commission ceases operations as of June 30
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - June 18, 2012

Gavel to Gavel: Evaluations not for sissies
The Journal Record - June 14, 2012

LITIGATION