The Stillwater Area Human Resource Association invites you to:
It's Deja vu All Over Again! Get Ready for More Independent Contractor and Joint Employer Rule Changes..
With: Adam Childers, President/CEO of Crowe Dunlevy
When: July 28, 2026 at 11:30am
Where: Meridian Technology Center D113
Cost:
$15 - lunch provided-Member Pricing
$25 - lunch provided-Non-Member Pricing
In this presentation attendees will get to catch up on an eventful start to 2026 for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), with both federal agencies making big changes to the way independent contractor and joint employer relationships in the workplace are defined and enforced. On the DOL side, audience members will learn about the DOL’s new proposed Independent Contractor Rule that will be throwing out the 2024 Biden-era Rule, and restoring the 2021 Trump-era Rule that focuses on the “economic reality test.” This presentation will examine the “Core Factors” and “Additional Factors” that all employers should know when analyzing whether or not they are properly classifying independent contractors. The audience will also learn about the NRLB’s new Joint Employer Rule, and how to get prepared for the NLRB’s focus on “vertical” and “horizontal” joint employment relationships, as well as the four-factor test that all employers should know and understand to make sure that they are not inadvertently jointly employing personnel with another company.
Learning Objective:
- To arm HR professionals with the knowledge they need to prepare their companies to keep up with these shifting sands of regulatory change, so that their workforce is properly classified on all fronts.
The session will be held in Classroom D113. You will enter via Entrance 2 and park in Parking Lot D. Lunch will be provided. RSVP is required.
Adam W. Childers serves as President and CEO at Crowe Dunlevy, and is the chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group. Adam is currently an Administrative Law Judge at the Oklahoma Department of Labor and a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Barristers.
The Best Lawyers publication selected Adam for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2015-2025 for Labor and Employment litigation, and named him Oklahoma City 2020 Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law – Management, and 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Labor Law – Management. He has been ranked in Chambers USA since 2011, including a Band 1 ranking for Labor & Employment law since 2021. Adam has achieved the BV peer review rating given by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. Adam was listed as a “Rising Star” in the October 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 publications of Super Lawyers and in 2013-2024 he was listed as a “Super Lawyer” in employment litigation by the same publication. In May 2009, Adam was selected as a member of The Journal Record’s “Achievers Under 40 – Class VI.”
This program will be delivered in-person with no virtual option.
Cancellations must be requested 72 hours in advance in order to receive a refund. If you are unable to attend, an alternate may be sent in your place.