Oluwakemi T. Eboda

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Columbia MD

Experience Summary

Efficient and analytical employee relations specialist with over 12 + years of experience within the legal, hospitality, nonprofit, government, health, safety, and corporate industries. Dedicated team member with demonstrated success in responding quickly and accurately to evolving regulatory and compliance issues in Employment Law and Labor relations. Thorough knowledge of State and Federal Civil Rights Program Regulations, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Employee Enhancement Programs (EEP), 1-9 recruitment verification, Human Resource Management (HRM) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigating. Looking to contribute towards enhanced employee management through excellent analytical, empathetic, confidential, and impartial leadership.

Areas of Expertise

Organized & Detailed Oriented

Unions & Collective Bargaining

Ethical Practices & Standards

Oral & Written Communication Skills

Employee Relationship Management

Human Resource Management

Mergers & Acquisitions

Employee Wages & Benefit Plans

Confidentiality Policies

Labor Relations

Certifications

Labor Relations: Cornell University- EST-May 2023

Immigration/Employment Law: Cornell University-EST-February 2023

Health, Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Business Management & Organization: Lagos Business School.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Competence Development.

Barrister at Law: Nigerian Bar Association- Admission

Trainings

Unions and Collective Bargaining - HRCI-PHR/SPHR

Human Resources Strategic Planning and Management

Career Experience

Adonai Healthcare Services LLC March 2022- Present

Employee Relations Manager

Conduct confidentially, timely and thorough internal investigations for all levels of employee for all issues and complaints raised,

documents findings, evaluate investigation reports and work with HR/Legal to make recommendations to management as

appropriate.

Analyze, investigate, and guide the resolution of employee complaints including misconducts and policy violations in a timely

manner that seeks to promote respectful workplace culture

Provide guidance to management and the People team on the interpretation and implementation of HR strategies and initiatives

that support company objectives and values.

Monitor consistent application of policy and practices encompassing state and federal laws related to conflict resolution,

performance management and employee/employer compliance.

Handle complaints about unfair treatment, employment separation, performance management, wages, compensations, work hours

and remuneration raised by employees in accordance with corporate policies in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act

(FLSA).

Develop strategic employee enhancement program (EEP) to encourage employee development and support Diversity, Equity,

and Inclusion (DEI) for performance excellence, and higher retention turnover for the company.

Conduct root cause analysis of the various types of employee relations cases by tracking feedback for trends to proactively

identify and develop strategies to remedy the issues.

Implement On-boarding requirements for the new hire orientation process to integrate employees into the company including

conducting exit interviews.

Periodic review of employee handbook to ensure it stays current with local, state, and federal regulations including identifying

training gaps and participating in the development, content, and delivery of training to management.

Proper documentation of the entire cycle of investigated cases in the human resource management tracking system to ensure files

are up to date.

Constant reviews of laws and regulations that are imminent and have great potentials in helping organizations HR, Employee

Relations best practices, policies and procedures comply.

McGuireWoods LLP June 2021 – February 2022 Enterprise Investigations/Employee Conducts

Part of a team of employee relations professionals who served as subject- matter experts on workplace investigations, employee

relations best practices and disputes.

Worked in collaboration with HR and Legal to effectively align employee relations regulations with federal, state, and local laws

and regulations.

Worked with the employment law team to respond to EEOC, DOL, and other legal claims and wrote position statement

responses.

Conducted investigations of associate complaints for elevated issues including Problem Resolution Process and Hotline

submissions.

Documented life cycle of employee grievances and investigations in the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) to track

and keep cases up to date.

Drafted resolutions of investigations of complaints about employee misconduct in compliance with federal regulations and

internal policies.

Performed detailed analyses to detect employee misconduct patterns, trends, anomalies across multiple business products.

Consilio Legal Services, USA May 2020 – June 2021

Managed Reviewer/ Regulatory Compliance (Project Based)

Analyzed documents to determine irregularities and employee misconducts in the performance of their duties.

Identify the period of discovery of employee misconducts and compare with the cycle of investigations.

Review mitigation strategies of employee misconduct to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies.

Analyze documents through a system of investigative research to determine compliance with regulations, interpret, and organize information that are within the scope of discovery.

Draft suspicious activity reports identified through use of transactional and customer records.

Interpret internal processes to determine compliance with legal and regulatory standards for originating loans and mortgage servicing.

Performance of detailed analysis to detect patterns, trends, anomalies, and schemes in transactions involving loan modifications and mortgages processes to determine compliance with guidelines and policies.

White bricks Solicitors & Advocates, Nigeria July 2009 – Feb 2019

Senior Associates – Immigration, Labor & Employment

Provided regulatory compliance advisory and due diligence support to immigrant employees and corporate organizations in

accordance with regulatory requirements.

Provided workplace policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws.

Responsible for obtaining employee permits for work, meeting residency requirements, seamless visa eligibility migration and

other corporate immigration business needs.

Partnered with over 100 corporate clients to proffer extensive human resource services with specific focus on employment

advisory through the creation of employment policies encompassing recruitment processes, wages, remuneration, communication

system, work environments, work ethics, employee well-being, pension policies and training requirements. These internal

guidelines were implemented in accordance with organization’s corporate social responsibilities and the law.

Consistently created opportunities for interactions with employers and employees through mediation to address employment

issues to foster enhanced enabling work environment and higher output. redress.

Provided legal guidance to clients to minimize legal risks and vulnerability involved in the complexities of immigration and

employment issues

Analyzed employment related conflicts for clients in hospitality, banking, and property management industries by conducting thorough investigations of complaints, properly documenting investigation

report findings and proffered legally acceptable resolutions.

Interpreted and administered labor contracts involving issues related to health and safety at workplace, wages, salaries, unions and

management practices.

Drafted proposals and rules for unions to help facilitate collective bargaining negotiations for employees.

Education

Masters, Law of The United States 2020 (LLM)

University of Baltimore, School of Law

Barrister at Law 2002 (BL)

Nigerian Law School, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Legum Baccalaureus, 1999 (LLB., Juris Doctor equivalent)

Ogun State University, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Diploma in Law 1995 (Associate Degree equivalent)

Ogun State University, Ogun State, Nigeria

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