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Construction Documentation: Preparing Effective Job Records BenefitsAlthough the term 'papering the file' is often associated with increased documentation efforts in preparation for litigation after a job has gone bad, it shouldn't be. Effective communication and accurate recordation of those communications can keep the parties - and the project - on course and out of litigation. Should an irreconcilable dispute nevertheless arise, thorough project  more...

HIPAA Security Compliance Challenges after the HITECH Act ...ation, including establishing policies and taking regular actions as part of a security management process. Under new regulations due to the HITECH Act more entities than ever need to be in compliance, and HHS compliance audit activity and enforcement penalties are both increased, especially in instances of willful neglect of compliance. If your security fails, you now may be liable under  more...

Utilizing Macros in Microsoft Excel ...actions in Excel - whether it's a five-step sequence you use when formatting a certain cell type or the 30 steps you use when you sort, filter, and print multiple worksheets once a week, the possibility exists that you can automate these actions in the form of a macro. Thereafter, you can perform these sets of actions with a simple keystroke combination, a button in a worksheet, or by using a  more...

Portal to Portal Act: Determining Hours Worked at the Start and End of the Work Day ... wages at a fever pitch. Thousands of wage and hour class actions asserting violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act or parallel state laws are filed each year and the costs of defending these matters and the damages claimed and paid, whether through trial or settlement, are staggering. Now, the U.S. Department of Labor is issuing interpretations that are apparently aimed at helping  more...

Portal to Portal Act: Determining Hours Worked at the Start and End of the Work Day ... wages at a fever pitch. Thousands of wage and hour class actions asserting violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act or parallel state laws are filed each year and the costs of defending these matters and the damages claimed and paid, whether through trial or settlement, are staggering. Now, the U.S. Department of Labor is issuing interpretations that are apparently aimed at helping  more...

Prevailing Wage Law: An Understanding of Davis-Bacon ...ecome a major source for the new wave of employment class actions, which often result in hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in many cases millions of dollars, of recoverable damages and attorneys' fees awarded to the successful litigants and their attorneys - in addition to the substantial amount of legal fees and administrative costs incurred by employers in defending these actions. The  more...

Offboarding: Strategies for a Successful Goodbye ...ts, and higher quality candidates. As with all employment actions, it should be lawful, safe, secure, efficient, ethical, fair and respectful. Effective HR leaders must work both sides of the basic accounting equation: assets = liabilities + owners equity. The model we will use is how HR can engineer the offboarding process to reduce legal exposure and financial costs, and to improve the pool  more...

NEPA: Understanding the Basics ...mental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their consultants and affected citizens do not fully understand the regulations, legal interpretations and practices for properly complying with NEPA. Thus, there are many mistakes in implementing the law. This live audio conference will identify some of the most common mistakes made under  more...

Telecommuting: The Next Wave of Wage and Hour Litigation ...of wage and hour lawsuits, frequently collective or class actions, have been directed against employers who offer telecommuting arrangements. This live audio conference will provide managers and legal advisers with the background they need concerning the legal landscape surrounding wage and hour issues applicable to telecommuting arrangements, and the management policies and practices they  more...

Control Costs and Increase Efficiency With P&C Claims Predictive Models ...synthetic data to help claims adjusters take preventative actions earlier in the lifecycle of a claim. From first notice of loss and resource assignment, to the identification of potentially fraudulent claim activities, models are clearly changing the claims handling world. This presentation will help the audience understand the analytics evolution, provide an introduction to how predictive  more...

Screening Unemployed Job Applicants: Pros and Cons to Consider ...ing job market, the increasing frequency of FCRA and EEOC actions related to hiring practices and applicant investigation, failing to understand how to properly use these tools can turn valuable candidate selection information into a source of significant legal exposure for your company. This live audio conference is designed for human resource managers, recruiters, personnel managers,  more...

Ethical Settlement Negotiations BenefitsThis audio conference will outline the key ethical rules and parameters faced by lawyers during negotiations of litigated matters. This program will also emphasize the recent guidance from the American Bar Association and various state and federal courts on matters ranging from basic duties of disclosure to the often murky rules affecting class actions and the settlement of complex  more...

HR Time Lines: The Complex Integration of FMLA, WC, Disability and COBRA BenefitsHow do workers' compensation, FMLA, disability and COBRA laws work - together, independently or concurrently? What can run together? What cannot? When can we cancel the health plan, for what reason and is it a COBRA qualifying event? During this audio conference we will pull all of these together to explain the employer's liability. When can coverage be canceled? What laws protect  more...

Recent Developments in Employer Liability for 401(k) Investments ...dcom and Sarbanes-Oxley, to the more recent massive class actions filed against Fortune 500 companies regarding 401(k) plan service fees, decision makers face increasingly tough choices and more difficult compliance challenges when it comes to providing 401(k) plan benefits. Arguably, the most rapidly evolving yet least understood element to this challenge is posed by the rigorous ERISA  more...

Understanding the Legal Concepts of Adverse Possession of Real Property in New York State ...ir counsel as well as the manner in which they proceed in actions involving adverse possession claims. Learning Objectives - You will be able to discuss recent cases under the new law. - You will be able to review the doctrine of tacking. - You will be able to explain typical obstacles to a successful claim. - You will be able to identify July 2008 amendments to the real property actions and  more...

Jeopardizing Exempt Status ...arily remain exempt for the duration of their employment. Actions taken (or not taken) by employers can and do jeopardize the exemptions claimed, leading unknowing employers down the path to potentially ruinous liability for unpaid minimum wages and overtime. This teleconference is designed to help you identify issues which jeopardize exempt status and correct them. It will also address certain  more...

Collection Disputes: A Good Defense Is the Best Offense ... a collection demand has been made, about the collector's actions and even about the dispute itself. Learn how to recognize, address and resolve disputes that are commonly asserted, and some less common ones. The failure to resolve collection disputes in an appropriate manner and a timely fashion not only may affect the collection of the debt, but may also expose debt collection firms,  more...

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: Application to Condominiums and Single-Family Homes ...r of developers and exposes them to individual rescission actions and sometimes class action suits on a broad scale. Finally, the issue of piggyback exemptions will be explored and discussed. Whether to defend against rescission for sales already made or to increase the chance of compliant future sales, this teleconference is critical for strengthening ILSA compliance to withstand and overcome  more...

Using and Challenging Statistical Evidence: An Essential Training for Litigators ...statistical evidence is used in a variety of cases: class actions, antitrust, environmental law, product liability, construction law and employment discrimination. This teleconference will assist you in determining whether you need a statistician and how best to present the statistical evidence to help you win the case in the light most favorable for your client. This program is primarily  more...

Climate and Energy Policy: Interpreting State, Regional and Federal Discrepancies ...t. Learning Objectives - You will be able to discuss EPA Actions under the Clean Air Act. - You will be able to identify regional greenhouse gas initiatives. - You will be able to recognize opportunities and potential burdens. - You will be able to explain incentives under the federal law for GHG reductions. This program is primarily designed for attorneys. Environmental professionals,  more...

Techniques to Prepare for Difficult Employee Discussions ...orkplace engagement, holding people accountable for their actions and treating adults like adults - all while shifting responsibility for individual improvement away from the company and back to the employee - where it belongs in the first place. More important, we'll develop a structured model and framework that will allow you deliver even the most difficult messages while treating people with  more...

Noncompetition Agreements for the HR Professional: Protecting the Company's Business Resources? ...ctive way to protect your company's resources against the actions of departing employees is the noncompete agreement. But effectively using noncompetes requires knowledge of your and other states' laws, and good decisions both in the design and enforcement of the noncompetes. This teleconference will give you the tools to start effectively using noncompetes or, if you already are, to improve  more...

Conducting Background Checks ... will find themselves defending against their own illegal actions. This teleconference will discuss generally the kinds of background checks that can be conducted by employers and will likewise address the various legal restrictions imposed (primarily under federal law) for conducting background checks. Lastly, any applicable prohibitions on how acquired background information can be legally  more...

Construction Release Due Diligence ... virtue of the terms of the contracts they sign and their actions or inactions during construction. The goal is to identify the pitfalls and suggest strategies to avoid them. Learning Objectives - You will be able to discuss release of disputed construction claims. - You will be able to review release of claims during contract negotiation or administration. - You will be able to explain common  more...

Reductions in Force Litigation Update BenefitsWith the continued recession, employers have been faced with significant challenges to reduce costs. Since personnel accounts for a major proportion of overhead, one possible area of consideration is that of a reduction in the workforce. While reaching and implementing such a decision will, in optimum circumstances, involve significant input from counsel experienced in both employment and  more...

Measuring Inefficiency on a Construction Project ...e inefficiency to the owners and design consultants whose actions can lead to inefficiencies. The first step toward managing efficiency is to understand what it is and know how to measure it. That is the objective of this teleconference. The benefits of being a part of this teleconference include an experienced instructor who will explain ways to enhance your ability to detect inefficiencies  more...

When HOA's and the IRS Compete for Lien Property: Lien Priorities, Perfections and Foreclosure Rights ...gation, or neglecting to include IRS liens in foreclosure actions when such liens could otherwise be foreclosed. When an IRS income tax lien appears on record for the real property in lien collection and foreclosure cases, you need to understand these respective lien rights, how to recalculate the HOA's lien balance if necessary and when to not pursue collections. This teleconference will  more...

Trends in Miranda Rights and Violations ...for, or involved with, law enforcement officers and their actions during citizen-police encounters needs to be up to date on what Miranda means today. This teleconference will help you with the results of proper (and improper) Miranda warnings. We will begin with a brief discussion of the basic parameters of Miranda warnings. Then, we will discuss how those rights have evolved since 1966 and  more...

Don't Bet the Company: Understanding and Avoiding Class Actions in Labor and Employment Law! ...ia reports of companies settling employment-related class actions for many millions of dollars. The horror of class actions is that a small claim among a few employees can mushroom into a huge claim worth millions of dollars once some ferocious plaintiff's lawyers get their teeth into it and add hundreds of additional claims through the simple process of becoming a class action. Not only do  more...

How To Prevent Construction Projects From Going Bad ...come more risky than ever. This teleconference focuses on actions you can take to keep your project pointed toward success. It addresses the steps that can and should be taken to help anticipate, identify and manage the problems inherent in the construction process. n nThis teleconference is intended to benefit attendees who want to have a better understanding of the pitfalls of the  more...

Understanding the Language of Mold Assessment Reports nLaymen and professionals who do not deal with mold assessment reports on a regular basis are likely to struggle with understanding the language presented in a mold assessment report. They may be prone to accepting the written word of the consultant at face value, without question. This would be a mistake for anyone. For others it could be considered negligent and result in liability. Far too many  more...

7 Questions to Ask When Establishing Cause for Disciplining and Terminating Employees nThis teleconference will focus on understanding and implementing a simple, yet comprehensive approach to investigating and documenting potential disciplinary and termination actions. You will learn seven questions to establish cause for discipline or termination, as well as why proper investigation and documentation minimizes potential for the filing of discrimination claims, decreases settlement  more...

Bankruptcy Preferences nLenders, borrowers, vendors and purchasers alike all risk receiving a notice from a bankruptcy trustee demanding a return of funds, legitimately paid out by the debtor, as a preference. Attorneys representing debtors, trustees and creditors must be intimately familiar with the elements required to prove a preference and as well as to defend against one. This teleconference will provide an  more...

Employee Retaliation: Supreme Court Update ...ms in nearly all areas of employment law and find adverse actions in a variety of circumstances, beyond demotion and termination, for purposes of upholding such claims. Most significantly, the U.S. Supreme Court recently determined in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, 128 S.Ct. 1951 (2008) that employees can bring retaliation claims under Section 1981, a post-Civil War era race discrimination act,  more...

Pitfalls with Lean Implementation nAre you (or about to be) in the 90% lean failure group? In implementing lean, the cards are stacked against your success. The sad truth is this: eight or nine organizations of 10 who embark on implementing an improvement initiative like lean, Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma FAIL to get the benefits they should. This wastes time and money, and disenfranchises the workforce. In extreme cases, it can  more...

Multiplaintiff Settlement Negotiations ...actions continue to increase. More and more employers are facing wage and hour cases and collective actions under the FLSA. Plaintiffs' counsel increasingly are relying on the benefits of Rule 23 certification to bring their wage and hour claims under applicable state wage and hour laws, bypassing the more restrictive FLSA collective action "opt-in" process. Where courts have shown reluctance  more...

Estate and Gift Tax Audits nThe first question the executor asks when the estate tax return is selected for audit is "why this return?". What was it about the return that caused it to be selected for IRS examination? n nThis teleconference answers that question and many more related to the subject of estate and gift tax return audits. Learn about the characteristics that trigger audits and why some estate and gift tax  more...