June 11, 2016 – Karen Owens and Sam Coppersmith presented a workshop at the 20th Annual Western Regional Trustee Symposium to help new hospital trustees navigate their often challenging roles. The seminar entitled “The Trustee Toolkit Mini-Workshop” was tailored specifically for new hospital trustees and examined key legal issues likely to face them as they serve their hospitals. These include fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest, nonprofit and public hospital standards (community need, tax-exemption, open meeting laws, public finance), and defenses for board members who act in good faith. Karen and Sam, who both serve as counsel to the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, also tackled medical staff relations matters, such as credentialing and corrective action; licensure and accreditation; and key healthcare laws affecting hospitals, including Stark, AntiKickback,...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has caused a lot of confusion and anxiety among employers nationwide, but especially in Arizona where the employment landscape is so diverse. Coppersmith Brockelman partner Kathy Steadman helped demystify the employer responsibility provisions of the ACA in the April edition of In Business Magazine, a publication of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. After many false starts, the employer responsibility provisions are now in full effect, impacting employers that generally employ 50 full-time employees or a combination of full-time and part-time employees that is equivalent to 50 full-time employees. Implementing these new regulations and related notices can be complex for many businesses. As such, Steadman uses her deep insights in practice areas of employee benefits, public pension, insurance and other regulatory matters to...