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Tulsa Winch, Inc.

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Employment Law

Ramsey Winch v. Henry: Upholding Oklahoma’s Forced Entry Law
The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals overruled a federal district court decision and upheld state laws that make it illegal for employers to prohibit employees from keeping firearms locked in their vehicles in the company parking lot. In Ramsey Winch Inc. v. Henry, 555 F.3d 1199 (10th Cir. 2009)a…
Posted:
06/11/2009
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Tenth Circuit: Oklahoma Laws Allowing Employees to Keep Guns in Parking Lot Valid
By way of background, numerous Oklahoma businesses maintain a policy of absolute prohibition on employees’ possession of firearms on company property, a violation of which may serve as grounds for termination. After several Oklahoma employees were, in fact, discharged for storing firearms in their vehicles on company parking lots, the…
Date of ruling:
02/18/2009