Oberman Law Firm is pleased to announce that Danielle L. Schlaufman McBride has joined the Firm as a partner. Ms. McBride has vast experience on a national level in healthcare law, which includes developing business and tax structures, tax planning, practice valuations, DSO structuring, mergers and acquisitions, complex joint ventures, partner and associate buy-ins/buy-outs, employment law, commercial transactions, real estate leases, healthcare compliance, entity formation, and corporate governance.

Oberman Law Firm is pleased to announce that Justin Weaver has joined the Firm as a partner. Justin has vast experience on a national level in the veterinary and dental law practice areas, which includes mergers and acquisitions, complex joint ventures, partner and associate buy-ins, employment law, commercial transactions, real estate leases, health care compliance, entity formations, and corporate governance.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently provided additional guidance related to COVID-19, regarding questions that may arise under the federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws.

As employers continue to implement mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policies, the question then becomes what do I do if an employee refuses to become vaccinated. Some employers are firing workers, which is a potential disaster for the employer, and others are requiring unvaccinated employees to submit to weekly testing.

Workplace safety guidelines from federal, state and local authorities are rapidly changing in response to the highly transmittable COVID-19 Delta variant, and employers should update their policies accordingly.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has continued its crackdown on DSO non-compliance. DSOs should be wary of continued scrutiny regarding DSO structures along with the heightened suspicion of fraud and abuse in the dental industry. Recently, Congress has expressed concerns regarding DSOs, which includes calling on HHS to exclude from Medicaid participation any corporate-owned dental clinics using “deceptive practices” that result in unnecessary or substandard care.