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Justin P. Grose

Associate || Oklahoma City

Employment Law, Litigation, Higher Education, Wage and Hour

Justin P. Grose is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on civil litigation in state and federal court. His practice also includes appellate work arguing before the appellate courts of Oklahoma, as well as the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. While in public service, his practice primarily consisted of defending state agencies and state employees involving tort claims, administrative actions, civil rights allegations, employment law, and constitutional challenges. He now represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law.

While in law school, Justin was a member of the American Indian Law Review, the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team, and the William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Team. For his devotion to oral advocacy and brief writing, he was inducted into The Order of Barristers. He was also a member of Phi Delta Phi, a legal honor fraternity; listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll all six semesters; and awarded an American Jurisprudence award for academic excellence in Environmental Law.

Employment Law, Litigation, Higher Education, Wage and Hour
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Education

Admission to Practice

Professional Activities

  • Oklahoma Bar Association (Bench and Bar Committee Liaison – Young Lawyers Division)
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association

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DOJ Releases Memorandum Supporting Employers’ Right to Mandate Vaccines Approved by the FDA for Emergency Use

Growing numbers of private businesses and public entities have announced policies requiring employees and others to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment or as a condition of access to facilities or services. In response to this trend, some have argued that employers and other organizations may not lawfully mandate COVID-19 vaccines that have been only approved for use under an emergency use authorization (EUA) as opposed to full approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Commentators and legal advisors have been divided over whether the EUA approval precludes mandating the vaccine. On July 6, 2021, the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum opining that private businesses and public entities are not prohibited from mandating COVID-19 vaccines that have only received approval for use under an EUA.

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DOL Proposes New Rule to Establish Minimum Wage Standards for Federal Contractors

On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to outline the standards and procedures that it will use to administer President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14026, which he signed on April 27, 2021. Executive Order 14026 proposed an increase to the minimum wage for workers performing work on federal contracts to $15 per hour beginning January 30, 2022. The proposed rule applies only to federal contractors. It builds upon Executive Order 13658 signed by then-president Barack Obama that established a minimum wage of $10.10 for federal contractors with annual increases for inflation. The current rate is $10.95 per hour; the minimum wage for tipped federal contract workers is $7.65 per hour. Below is a brief summary of the scope of the DOL’s proposed rule and changes, if finalized.

Oklahoma’s Unity Bill Allows Employers to Prohibit Medical Marijuana Use by Employees in Safety-Sensitive Positions

Oklahoma employers received a much-needed boost from the recent passage of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, more commonly called the “Unity Bill.” This legislation comes after much upheaval about the Oklahoma electorate’s passage of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA)—State Question 788—in the summer of 2018. Many experts have characterized the Oklahoma medical marijuana law as a permissive-use marijuana law due to the fact that the law has very few restrictions compared to other states’ medical marijuana laws.

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Oklahoma’s New Medical Marijuana Law and Your Workplace

Oklahomans voted 57 percent in favor of State Question 788, resulting in the passage of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA) on June 26, 2018. Many experts consider the new law to be one of the broadest medical marijuana laws in the United States.

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