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Advisory Insights Podcast

Plan Ahead! HR National Legislative Update

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Plan Ahead! HR National Legislative Update (Advisory Insights Podcast, Episode 7)

Massachusetts is about to become the 18th state in the country to ban discrimination based on hairstyle. It’s just one example of how laws and regulations affecting the workplace can start in one or two states and spread across the country. Stuart Oberman offers an HR national legislative update in this episode of Advisory Insights, and cautions employers to stay alert and plan for changes which might otherwise trip them up.

Advisory Insights is presented by Oberman Law Firm and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®. The series can be found on all the major podcast apps. You can find the complete show archive here.

About Advisory Insights Podcast

Presented by Oberman Law Firm, Advisory Insights Podcast covers legal, business, HR, and other topics of vital concern to healthcare practices and other business owners. This show series can be found here as well as on all the major podcast apps.

Stuart Oberman, Oberman Law Firm

Stuart Oberman is the founder and President of Oberman Law Firm. Mr. Oberman graduated from Urbana University and received his law degree from John Marshall Law School. Mr. Oberman has been practicing law for over 25 years, and before going into private practice, Mr. Oberman was in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 Company. Mr. Oberman is widely regarded as the go-to attorney in the area of Dental Law, which includes DSO formation, corporate business structures, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, advertising regulations, HIPAA, Compliance, and employment law regulations that affect dental practices.

In addition, Mr. Oberman’s expertise in the healthcare industry includes advising clients in the complex regulatory landscape as it relates to telehealth and telemedicine, including compliance of corporate structures, third-party reimbursement, contract negotiations, technology, health care fraud, and abuse law (Anti-Kickback Statute and the State Law), professional liability risk management, federal and state regulations.

As the long-term care industry evolves, Mr. Oberman has the knowledge and experience to guide clients in the long-term care sector with respect to corporate and regulatory matters, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). In addition, Mr. Oberman’s practice also focuses on health care facility acquisitions and other changes of ownership, as well as related licensure and Medicare/Medicaid certification matters, CCRC registrations, long-term care/skilled nursing facility management, operating agreements, assisted living licensure matters, and health care joint ventures.

In addition to his expertise in the health care industry, Mr. Oberman has a nationwide practice that focuses on all facets of contractual disputes, including corporate governance, fiduciary duty, trade secrets, unfair competition, covenants not to compete, trademark and copyright infringement, fraud, and deceptive trade practices, and other business-related matters. Mr. Oberman also represents clients throughout the United States in a wide range of practice areas, including mergers & acquisitions, partnership agreements, commercial real estate, entity formation, employment law, commercial leasing, intellectual property, and HIPAA/OSHA compliance.

Mr. Oberman is a national lecturer and has published articles in the U.S. and Canada.

Oberman Law Firm

Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

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Nashville Business Radio

Veronica Burns and Karen Williams, MGMTinsight

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Veronica Burns and Karen Williams, MGMTinsight (Nashville Business Radio, Episode 21)

The human resources side of the business presents complications for most owners, and it’s the mission of MGMTInsight to make it easier. As HR and legal professionals, co-founders Veronica Burns and Karen Williams joined host John Ray to discuss the maze of HR issues facing businesses currently and how MGMTInsight helps them avoid costly mistakes. Nashville Business Radio is produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®.

MGMTinsight

At MGMTinsight, their business is your people. They are passionate about providing focused, customized solutions to your unique employment challenges. Their goal is to partner with you to help create a culture that maximizes productivity and meets compliance requirements.

Whether it’s employment selection, retention, workplace law, interpersonal conflicts, sexual harassment, or other workplace issues, MGMTInsight has the experience and the expertise to help you build and sustain a positive, diverse workplace culture. Your company’s culture reinforces your commitment to equity and inclusion while setting expectations for optimum productivity.

At MGMTinsight, they solve the day-to-day problems and operational issues that take you away from focusing on the work you love, helping you manage and improve your biggest investment – your staff.

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Veronica Burns, Co-Founder and Partner, MGMTInsights

**Veronica Burns, Co-Founder, MGMTInsights**

Veronica Burns is a Chicago native. She moved to Nashville in 1999. Veronica created an expert and influential Human Resource career in both cities.

For twelve years Veronica Burns headed core functions of the Human Resources Department for Vanderbilt University and Medical Center. Her role was instrumental in restructuring the department and Veronica assumed leadership of Employee Relations, Recruiting, and Training. Veronica’s responsibilities were consistent with her strategic approach of developing a human resources partnership and business relationships.

Veronica has held influential human resources leadership positions across healthcare, finance, academia and non-for-profits for such esteemed organizations as: Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, Northwestern University, Harris Bank/Bank of Montreal and the United Methodist Pension Fund. Veronica Burns has a reputation as a problem-solver and a “go-to” professional. Her career has included coaching organizational leaders and guiding the success of many Human Resource professionals.

Karen Williams, Co-Founder and Partner, MGMTInsights

**Karen Williams, Co-Founder, MGMTInsights**

Karen Williams is an attorney and experienced human resources professional with a deep appreciation and understanding of the rewards and struggles of running a small to medium-size business.

Her career includes paralegal work at Bass, Berry & Sims and attorney positions at the Tennessee State Employees Association, the Department of Safety, and the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts. She then moved to Vanderbilt University’s Human Resources division, followed by an HR position in Vanderbilt Medical Center’s Department of Pathology. After Vanderbilt, she took a leading human resources role at DCI Donor Services. These experiences provide Karen with expertise in working with professionals across industries.

Karen enjoys building strong teams and partnerships. She works on resolving conflict as she has done throughout her career.

Karen earned her Bachelor of Arts at Vanderbilt University and her law degree from the University of Georgia. She is also a mediator (Rule 31 listed General Civil Mediator under the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee).

Questions and Topics in This Interview

What they enjoy doing and why they do this type of work, along with their backgrounds.
Why do entrepreneurs need your services?
While people (employees) are one of the most valuable assets of the business, people-related expenses are one the biggest costs to the bottom line. In addition to payroll, what other costs impact the bottom line?
Constantly changing HR laws and compliance issues small businesses don’t have time to track.
HR issues can be very time-consuming. When issues arise, how do small businesses find the expert resources to make the employment decisions that protect the company?
Nashville, like most of the country, is experiencing a tight job market. What factors affect turnover?
Diversity and Inclusion. What are they and why is it important?

Nashville Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Nashville studio of Business RadioX®. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.