At The Podium

	Roberta B. Fields

Labor and employment attorney Roberta Fields provides instruction on employment and labor laws for graduate students pursuing a master of arts degree in applied sociology nonprofit leadership law and non-profit organizations at Oklahoma City University. Topics include:

• Evolving nature of the employer-employee relationship
• Sources of laws and other employment and labor obligations
• At-will” v. “Just cause” employment
• Key federal employment laws, including the FLSA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and NLRA
• Key state employment laws, including workers’ comp laws, Oklahoma Employment Security Act, wage and hour regulations, and Oklahoma Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
• Employee handbooks
• Tips for avoiding employment litigation