Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting about Labor Relations priorities for HR with Kirk Turner, a Partner with Tulsa-based Newton, O'Connor, Turner & Ketchum. Kirk leads the labor and employment law practice group of Newton, O'Connor, Turner & Ketchum. His practice focuses on the representation of management in all areas of labor and employment law, including representing employers in state and federal court and before administrative agencies, providing counsel on legal compliance and strategic human resources decisions as well as having developed one of the leading workplace management/employee practices training programs in the region. You can tweet comments to #dthr or to the host @drivethruhr

Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting with Phil Wilson, President & General Counsel at Labor Relations Institute. Labor Relations Institute was founded in 1978 as a consulting firm dedicated to maintaining the union-free workplace. Initially, LRI assisted employers with on-site campaign direction, developing all phases of NLRB representation election campaigns.

Today, Labor Relations Institute provides the widest possible range of employee communications products and sophisticated database and deep intelligence services. Through a single source, our clients can secure everything required to monitor their risk of unionization, build positive employee relations, train supervisors, and if necessary, run a winning campaign. Phil shares his thoughts on labor relations with their newsletter, Labor Relations INK. Phil and LRI can be found at http://www.lrionline.com and on twitter @LRIOnline . "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do. You can tweet comments to #dthr or to the host @drivethruhr

Our show this entire week will be focused on Labor Relations Issues Facing HR and Business. Kicking it off right, host Bryan Wempen will be visiting with Michael VanDervort about his thoughts on recent trends in labor relations and social media. Mike has two decades of HR experience at some of the top Fortune 500 and Great Place to Work employers, he is an eclectic HR professional with an extraordinary curiosity about how things work. Michael shares his thoughts on business in The Human Race Horses blog. By day Mike works as an HR Specialist, doing web research and “think-tank” projects on HR and employee relations issues for one of the largest employers in Florida. By night, he writes about HR and business topics related to social media, human resources. employee relations, the culture of organizations, leadership and best business practices. Mike is also a prolific blogger who can be found at http://www.thehumanracehorses.com and @mikevandervort on Twitter. "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do.

Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting with Benjamin McCall about the "Future of HR Training". Benjamin has been a practitioner within HR with specializations in Strategy, Client Engagement, OD, Learning & Development. His passion for aligning the functions of a Business with the strategies of Learning and HR is evident through his blog ReThinkHR.org where he writes about HR mgmt, leadership, people and his love for family and golf! "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do. Tweet comments with #dthr or to Bryan @drivethruhr or Benjamin @BenjaminMcCall

Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting with Dr. Ira S. Wolfe about Workforce Trend Issues Facing HR. Dr. Wolfe, a prolific writer and sought-after-expert on hiring and workplace trends, Ira has been aptly described as a “Gen Y masquerading in a Baby Boomer body. "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do. Tweet comments with #dthr or to Bryan @drivethruhr or Ira @HireAuthority

Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting with Lance Haun and Laurie Ruettimann who closed the HRevolution unconference last Saturday by hosting a joint session, which also served as a call to action for the HRevolution attendees as well HR professionals. We will continue this closing session conversation from HRevolution, giving it yet another push towards what is next for HR! "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do. Tweet comments with #dthr or to @drivethruhr , @punkrockhr , @thelance

Laurie Ruettimann @punkrockhr is a seasoned and cynical HR professional with over a decade of experience in Fortune 500 organizations. A cutting edge, social media maven and newly minted entrepreneur. Ruettimann is a sought after speaker, writer and thought leader. She received her SPHR certification in 2001 from The HRCI and is an active member of The SHRM. Laurie is also.....wow, LR has so much stuff I'm running out of space :>)...

Lance Haun @thelance is Community Director for ERE Media and blogger at Rehaul.com. His background includes seven years of HR experience (primarily as a recruiter, generalist and manager) and four years of social media and blogging experience in the HR/Recruiting sphere. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, MSNBC.com, HR Magazine, Workforce Magazine, FastCompany, and BNET.com.

Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting with Mike Haberman, SPHR about his thoughts on what HR will look, taste, smell and act like in the Future. Mike has been in human resources for over 25 years, both as a practitioner and consultant. He is cofounder of Omega HR Solutions, Inc., an HR and Benefits consulting firm which works primarily with small and midsize businesses. Mike is also an award-winning blogger who can be found at http://www.omegahrsolutions.blogspot.com/ and @mikehaberman on Twitter. "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do.

Host Bryan Wempen will be recapping the Oklahoma State HR Conference held in Tulsa last week. Over 700 people attended the conference, WOW a record! Listen for details as well more of his quirky commentary!! "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do. Tweet comments with #dthr or to Bryan @drivethruhr

Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting remote for today's show. Bryan is on the move today for the planning of the Get Social Conference and the Oklahoma State HR Conference. Listen for details as well more of his quirky commentary!! "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do. Tweet comments with #dthr or to Bryan @drivethruhr

Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting with Mike Haberman, SPHR about his thoughts on what HR will look, taste, smell and act like in the Future. Mike has been in human resources for over 25 years, both as a practitioner and consultant. He is cofounder of Omega HR Solutions, Inc., an HR and Benefits consulting firm which works primarily with small and midsize businesses. Mike is also an award-winning blogger who can be found at http://www.omegahrsolutions.blogspot.com/ and @mikehaberman on Twitter. "DTHR" will also be serving up bite size business nuggets from the top stories as we usually do. Tweet comments with #dthr or to Bryan @drivethruhr or Mike @mikehaberman