Writing

My publications are listed below. For questions on any specific publication, feel free to message my office, and I will respond as quickly as possible.

Publications

G. Pivateau, Unjust and Contrary: The Unworkable Blue Pencil Doctrine, ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law (forthcoming 2023).

G. Pivateau and G. Nerger, The Worker Classification Dilemma: The IRS Test and the Platform Economy, 53 Texas Tech Law Review 535 (2021).

G. Pivateau and A. Washington, Prospects and Pitfalls: Confronting Sexual Harassment in the Legal Cannabis Industry, 28 American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & Law 1 (2020).

G. Pivateau, Opposite Sides of the Same Coin: Worker Classification in the New Economy, 37 Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal 95 (2019).

G. Pivateau, Defining the Scope of Employment Law: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Employment, 153 Revue Lamy de Droit des Affaires 31 (2019). 

G. Pivateau, An Argument for Restricting the Blue Pencil Doctrine, 7 Belmont Law Review 1 (2019).

G. Pivateau, The Prism of Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Lens for Worker Classification, 70 Baylor Law Review 595 (2018).

G. Pivateau, Mandating Individual Arbitration: The Legality of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements, 52 Gonzaga Law Review 541 (2017).

G. Pivateau, Enforcement of Noncompete Agreements: Protecting the Public Interest Through an Entrepreneurial Approach, 46 St. Mary’s Law Journal 483 (2015).

G. Pivateau, Rethinking the Worker Classification Test: Entrepreneurship, Employees, and Empowerment, 34 Northern Illinois University Law Review 67 (2013).

G. Pivateau. Private Resolution of Public Disputes: Employment, Arbitration, and the Statutory Cause of Action, 32 Pace Law Review 114 (2012).

L. Lucas and G. Pivateau, Attorneys and Entrepreneurs: Creating Value for Small Business Startups, 18 Texas Wesleyan Law Review 717 (2012).

G. Pivateau. A Standard of Reasonableness: Constraining Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Employment Agreements, 22 Southern Law Journal 169 (2012).

G. Pivateau. Preserving Human Capital: Using The Noncompete Agreement to Achieve Competitive Advantage, 4 Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Law 319 (2011).

G. Pivateau. Reconsidering Arbitration: Evaluating the Future of the Manifest Disregard Standard, 21 Southern Law Journal 41 (2011).

G. Pivateau. Putting the Blue Pencil Down: An Argument for Specificity in Noncompete Agreements, 86 Nebraska Law Review 672 (2008).

G. Pivateau. Tackling the Competitive Sports Doctrine: A New Proposal for Sports Injuries in Texas, 9 Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law 85 (2007).

Treatise

G. Pivateau, Oklahoma Employment Law: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices (Lexis/Nexis, 2023).

Judicial Citations to Research

Hassler v. Circle C Resources, 2022 WY 28 (Supreme Court of Wyoming, 2022).

Golden Rd. Motor Inn, Inc. v. Islam, 132 Nev. 476, 376 P.3d 151 (Supreme Court of Nevada, 2016).

Unlimited Opportunity, Inc. v. Waadah, 290 Neb. 629, 861 N.W.2d 437 (Supreme Court of Nebraska, 2015).

FP UC Holdings, LLC v. Hamilton, 2020 Del. Ch. LEXIS 110 (Court of Chancery of Delaware, 2020).

Del. Elevator, Inc. v. Williams, 2011 Del. Ch. LEXIS 47 (Court of Chancery of Delaware, 2011).

Steiner v. Am. Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), 177 A.3d 1246 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2018).

Feld v. Borkowski, 790 N.W.2d 72  (Supreme Court of Iowa, 2010).

Lee v. Loftin, 277 S.W.3d 519 (Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, Tyler, 2009).

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