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Oklahoma State University

GRIFFIN PIVATEAU

GRIFFIN PIVATEAU

Department of Management
Aso Prof

BUSINESS 252
STILLWATER, OK 74075
Phone: 405-744-8640

griffin.pivateau@okstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Griffin Pivateau (J.D., University of Texas) is Associate Professor of Legal Studies in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. His research explores employment law and its impact on business environment. His work addresses issues of employee mobility, discrimination, and dispute resolution. Numerous legal treatises and journal articles, as well as state and federal courts, have cited his research.

Education

  • BA, McNeese State University, History,
  • JD, University of Texas, 1990

Publications

  • Griffin Pivateau. "Unjust and Contrary: The Unworkable Blue Pencil Doctrine". St. Louis, MO: ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law (Forthcoming).
  • Griffin P. Pivateau. "Employment in Oklahoma: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices ". New York, NY: LexisNexis (Forthcoming).
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2021). "The Worker Classification Dilemma: The IRS Test and the Platform Economy". Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech Law Review. (53), 535,
  • Griffin Pivateau and Alexis Washington. (2020). "Prospects and Pitfalls: Confronting Sexual Harassment in the Legal Cannabis Industry". American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & Law . (28), 1,
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2019). "An Argument for Restricting the Blue Pencil Doctrine". Belmont Law Review . (7), 1,
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2019). "Defining the Scope of Employment Law: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Employment". Revue Lamy de Droit des Affaires . (153), 31,
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2019). "Opposite Sides of the Same Coin: Worker Classification in the New Economy". Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal. (37), 95,
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2018). "The Prism of Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Lens for Worker Classification.". Baylor Law Review. (70), 595.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2017). "Mandating Individual Arbitration: The Legality of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements". Gonzaga Law Review. (52), 541.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2015). "Enforcement of Noncompete Agreements: Protecting the Public Interest Through an Entrepreneurial Approach". St. Mary’s Law Journal. (46), 483.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2013). "Rethinking the Worker Classification Test: Entrepreneurship, Employees, and Empowerment". Northern Illinois University Law Review. (34), 67.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2012). "A Standard of Reasonableness: Constraining Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Employment Agreements". Southern Law Journal. (22), 169.
  • Laurie Lucas and Griffin Pivateau. (2012). "Attorneys and Entrepreneurs: Creating Value for Small Business Start Ups". Fort Worth, TX: Texas Wesleyan Law Review. (18), 4, 717-28.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2012). "Private Resolution of Public Disputes: Employment, Arbitration, and the Statutory Cause of Action". Pace Law Review. (32), 114.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2011). "Reconsidering Arbitration: Evaluating the Future of the Manifest Disregard Standard". Southern Law Journal. (21), 41.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2011). "Preserving Human Capital: Using the Noncompete Agreement to Achieve Competitive Advantage". Pepperdine Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Law.
  • Griffin Pivateau and G.E. Hynes. (2009). "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word: Legal Effects of the Corporate Apology". Proceedings of the Association for Business Communication 2009 Southwestern U.S. Conference.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2008). "Putting the Blue Pencil Down: An Argument for Specificity in Noncompete Agreements". Nebraska Law Review. (86), 672.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (2007). "Tackling the Competitive Sports Doctrine: A New Proposal for Sports Injuries in Texas". Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law. (9), 85.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (1996). ""Alcalde," in The New Handbook of Texas". Austin TX: Texas State Historical Association. (1), 95.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (1996). ""Avuntamiento," in The New Handbook of Texas". Austin TX: Texas State Historical Association. (1), 327.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (1996). ""Cabildo," in The New Handbook of Texas". Austin TX: Texas State Historical Association. (1), 883.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (1996). ""Escribano," in The New Handbook of Texas". Austin TX: Texas State Historical Association. (2), 891.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (1996). ""Regidor," in The New Handbook of Texas". Austin TX: Texas State Historical Association. (5), 516.
  • Griffin Pivateau. (1996). ""Sindico Procurador," in The New Handbook of Texas". Austin TX: Texas State Historical Association. (5), 1058.

Awards and Honors

  • Jackson Lewis Employment Law Best Paper Award (2021)
  • Greiner Undergraduate Teaching Award (2017)
  • Regents Distinguished Teaching Award (2017)
  • Faculty of Distinction (2016)
  • Faculty Fellow, Institute of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (2014)
  • Faculty of Distinction (2012)
  • Richard W. Poole Research Excellence Award (2011)

Academic, Military, and Professional Positions

  • Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, Puterbaugh Professorship in Legal Studies and Ethics in Business, July 2016
  • Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, Associate Professor, 2015
  • Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor, 2009 - 2015
  • Sam Houston State University, Lecturer, 2008 - 2009
  • The Pivateau Law Firm, PLLC, Houston TX, Principal Attorney, 2005 - 2008
  • Harrison Bettis Staff Mcfarland & Weems, Houston TX, Associate Attorney, 2003 - 2005
  • Texasgeneralcounsel.Com, Austin & Houston TX, Chief Executive Officer, 2000 - 2003
  • Wintroub Rinden Sens & McCreary, Austin TX, Associate Attorney, 1996 - 2000