Addressing Telephone Seminars

What Every Business Person Needs to Know About Legal Issues in Contracts ... common problems that can lead to expensive litigation by addressing these and other fundamental issues in contract negotiation and execution. This live audio conference will also address some of the hidden issues in contract negotiation and execution that, once you recognize them, you can use to your advantage in reaching beneficial business contracts. This live audio conference is designed  more...

Understanding and Addressing Non-Suicidal Self Injury in Adolescents and Young Adults ...and use of 'respectful curiosity' are key in productively addressing underlying distress. This audio conference is critical for professionals who work with youth or their parents with little or some knowledge of NSSI. Learning Objectives - You will be able to identify prevalence and key demographic trends. - You will be able to discuss NSSI in secondary school and institutional settings. - You  more...

Medicare Secondary Payer Act: Protecting Medicare's Interest In Insurance Settlements ...itoring them and has established policies with respect to addressing past and future medical expenses in the settlement of claims. Liability MSAs continue to be discussed only in theory as there continues to be no established CMS guidance as exists for workers' compensation settlement. However, given the MMSEA reporting requirements and its hefty noncompliance penalty, it has become a very big  more...

Best Practices for Preventing and Responding to Cheating in Your Classroom and School BenefitsCheating in school is a widespread and complex problem. Recent news has included reports of hundreds of high school seniors in a Texas school obtaining test questions prior to a final exam in English, students in New York paying others to take their SAT tests, and students in a California high school obtaining test questions from textbook test banks restricted to teachers' use. Research by  more...

Response to Intervention: Addressing Emerging Issues BenefitsResponse to intervention is promoted as an important framework through which school staffs can improve the outcomes for all of their learners and more accurately identify those learners with disabilities. On the other hand, to achieve these benefits school staffs must have a high fidelity of implementation. Since RTI is not just a technical solution of new tests, curricula or instructional  more...

Show Me the Money: Determining Return on Investment for People, Projects and Programs ...ethodology is the most applied and documented approach to addressing this needed accountability. By developing six types of measures, the ROI methodology not only helps you determine the financial return on investment in your programs, but also provides data that will allow you to improve your programs. This live audio conference is designed for accountants, presidents, vice presidents,  more...

Navigating Trade Sanctions Laws in International Business Transactions BenefitsInternational business continues to grow in complexity, especially considering that U.S. trade sanction regulations may materially impact contracts, supply agreements and the ability to effectively deliver products to a global market. Further, recent enforcement cases have not only signified higher penalties, but also that both U.S. and foreign companies are targeted. This live audio  more...

Wetlands Challenges and Use of Mitigation Bank Credits ...e to the use of wetlands mitigation credits as a means of addressing the legal and ecological issues arising from filling or disturbing wetlands. Key to mitigation is the strategic use of wetlands mitigation bank credits to offset the removal of wetlands. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to describe wetlands regulation under the Federal Clean Water Act. - You will be able to identify  more...

Planning Your Holiday Party: Keys to a Celebration Without Litigation ...t and other behaviors to look out for, and strategies for addressing issues related to religious differences. Ideas for crafting your policies before the party starts will also be covered. Don't let your company's holiday party leave you with the gift of unwanted liability and litigation. This live audio conference is designed for human resource professionals, supervisors, business owners and  more...

Understanding Massachusetts' Exemptions to Employment at Will BenefitsMany Massachusetts employers feel overwhelmed by the number of laws and regulations that govern the employee-employer relationship. Often, employers feel restricted in properly dealing with employee issues, especially when employees claim they have rights or they are being harassed at work. Massachusetts law, however, recognizes at-will employment, which provides you with significant  more...

Foreclosure and Workout of Commercial Mortgage Loans in New York BenefitsWhile legal business is down in some areas, one practice area which is booming is New York's foreclosure and workout of commercial mortgage loans. New York foreclosures are becoming more complex and hard fought. From the massive foreclosure of Stuyvesant Town, to the highly-publicized foreclosure of One Madison Park, to the complex foreclosure of the Manhattan property where a crane fell,  more...

Hot Topics in Retail Leasing ...forms being utilized by the larger retail complex owners. Addressing some of the important operational needs of retail tenants and uncovering hidden costs and regulation limitations can make a difference in a brand's survival. This audio conference presents some of the recent challenges for retail found in leases and helps to address savings and flexibility for tenants. Being aware of the  more...

How Can End-of-Life Planning Resources Benefit Your Workplace? ...g responsibilities. Employers need to place a priority on addressing end-of-life issues. These issues affect their employees who serve as caregivers to aging parents, children and other relatives, or who experience a health crisis for themselves or a partner. End-of life issues affect benefits costs, workers' productivity and absentee rates. This audio conference helps the employer evaluate and  more...

Today's Multigenerational Workforce: Transitioning from Baby Boomers to the Next Generations ...ith the mass exodus of baby boomers, you must move toward addressing human resource management issues from a holistic approach. Recruiting, developing and retaining a mature, stable workforce must increasingly be thought of as a key part of your strategic planning. Understanding how to work across the generations then becomes key if you are to make these strategies work. This audio conference  more...

Medical Privacy Rights of Minors BenefitsMedical providers and others who come into contact with medical or health records are often subjected to complex and conflicting requirements to maintain the confidentiality and restrict the use of the information. When those providers and others deal with minors, the complexity increases dramatically. When the right of an individual to privacy and security with regard to his or her  more...

Recent Developments in Employer Liability for 401(k) Investments ... keeping your slate of offered benefits competitive while addressing and managing the exposure to corporate or personal liability. You'll gain an understanding of what effects the new ruling, LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg Associates Inc., will have in your profession. This audio conference is designed for Human resource managers, benefits administrators, payroll managers, plan administrators,  more...

Contractor's Dilemma of Dealing With Bad Plans and Specs ...is teleconference will provide you with valuable tips for addressing your obligations, rights and remedies when confronted with poorly drafted, ambiguous or conflicting plans and specifications on both public and private construction projects. Knowing what options are available and what you can or should do to mitigate damages, address the problem and pursue or protect the parties' rights will  more...

Understanding, Preventing and Addressing Well Performance Issues BenefitsThe demand for reliable clean water continues to grow across the country and one of the most common sources is ground water. The most important component in a ground water based supply system is the wells used to extract water from underground aquifers. Maintaining the long-term performance of wells requires an understanding of the factors that effect well performance. Problems with well  more...

Building Information Modeling: Planning, Design and Legal Considerations ...on focusing on the 'What's in it for me?' question, again addressing your needs. You will come away from this teleconference with some solid concepts, some resources for more exploration, an update on the state of the art and best of all, some examples and ideas about how to make your next BIM project successful. Learning Objectives - You will be able to explain better decision making,  more...

Bankruptcy Basics for Paralegals BenefitsThe bankruptcy world is full of traps for all professionals. Not only must you be familiar with the Bankruptcy Code, which is often amended, and case law, but also the often overlooked federal rules of bankruptcy procedure, local rules and judge-specific rules. Scott Brown - a national humor columnist by day and a bankruptcy lawyer by night - puts a unique spin on issues germane to the  more...

Avoiding Exposure Under The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act ...her wage and hour statutes, and will provide guidance for addressing many of the more complex issues under the act, such as vacation pay, bonus plans and forfeiture provisions, repayment agreements and determining who is a covered employee. Even seasoned human resources executives will learn new approaches to succeed in this difficult area. Human resource and payroll professionals, benefits  more...

Planning Fundamentals for Illiquid Assets ...quid assets, including both pre- and post-death planning. Addressing liquidity issues in buy-sell agreements, governing documents and insurance planning in a creative and proactive manner can minimize the difficulties the client's estate will later face. Post-death planning includes addressing complex valuation issues, taking advantage of tax opportunities to defer estate tax payments and, in  more...

Techniques to Prepare for Difficult Employee Discussions ...ategy to protect yourself and your organization. Verbally addressing problems head-on can be a daunting task because of their confrontational nature, not to mention the record that you're creating, which can land your company in legal hot water. Well, fear not - Join us for this Lorman teleconference on preparing for difficult employee discussions with employment expert Paul Falcone, author of  more...

ADA Interaction with Addictions and Personal Habits ...ence is designed to educate legal and HR professionals in addressing those situations within the boundaries of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which generally protects recovering drug addicts and alcoholics. The ADA was recently amended to allow more people to be protected and this teleconference will explain how the amendments affect those with addictions. There are also important  more...

New Technology and the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act ...ail, text messages and faxes, and discuss recent case law addressing the application of this technology to the debt collection industry. This teleconference will assist you to understand how the statute is being interpreted and applied by the courts to the new technology available to the industry. Credit and collection managers, attorneys, presidents, vice presidents, business owners and  more...

Green Leases: Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Agreements ...eases started with encouraging energy efficiency and then addressing environmental concerns. Now the movement is heading toward tracking individual carbon usage. Green building leases need to be drafted and negotiated to protect the landlords and the tenants as sustainability programs are implemented. These green leases need to address provisions such as those dealing with the initial  more...

8 Issues When Doing Business or Contracting With Native American Tribes ...t legislation, has developed its own laws and regulations addressing issues of contracting, jurisdiction and waivers, if any, of sovereign immunity. Individuals and entities seeking to do business with and/or contract with one or more tribes must become familiar with the laws and regulations of each tribe when preparing to engage in business with the tribe. However, there are also basic tenets  more...

Internet and Email: Monitoring Employee Conduct BenefitsTechnology has made privacy issues a hot bed of legal, moral and ethical debate. The development of new technology in recent years has created the ability to access seemingly limitless information resources and has changed irrevocably the way business is conducted. Companies literally have the world at their fingertips. The ever increasing developments in technology will only add to the  more...

Managing Post-Construction Claims ...re how to manage such claims, focusing on identifying and addressing the particular issues that have the potential to minimize the adverse impact of post-construction claims. You will be able to discuss physical failures and warranty issues. You will be able to point out code violations. You will be able to recognize difficult issues in responding to post-construction claims. You will be able  more...

Minimize Risk with Legal Case, Matter and Practice Management Systems ...d effective in all aspects of operating your practice and addressing the needs of clients. Whether you are a litigator or a transactional attorney, in private practice or in a legal department, this seminar will focus on the functions and advantages of case, matter, and practice management system software and related processes. Our two panelists, Andrew Z. Adkins III and Ross Kodner, are both  more...

Clean Air Act Update ...ents under the Clean Air Act and an array of new programs addressing stationary and mobile emission sources. The Obama Administration and Congress are poised to usher in a new era of greenhouse gas and energy regulation. At the same time, the Obama EPA is confronting a bewildering array of court-ordered regulatory revisions and politically charged environmental initiatives. All of these changes  more...

Multifamily Project Finance and Development BenefitsAlthough generally performing better than single family, the multifamily credit markets continue to be in turmoil, and raising necessary debt and equity for acquisition, refinancing and development continues to be a challenge, even for well-capitalized owner/developers with good track records and performing or well conceived new projects. The looming 'refinance crisis' for multifamily  more...

15- Minute Expert Adult Patient Assessments: Practical Strategies, Tips, and Updates for Health Care Professionals BenefitsEverything seems to move faster these days and patient care is no exception. The patient's clinical acuities and complexities are increasing and the amount of available time to be hands-on with each patient seems to be decreasing. That is why every health care professional needs to be proficient in assessment skills. This teleconference, '15-Minute Expert Adult Patient Assessments:  more...

Stormwater Management for TMDLs BenefitsTotal Maximum Daily Loads are increasingly identifying stormwater as a significant or even major source of loading to impaired waters. Stormwater loading is difficult to identify and quantify even when regulated stormwater dischargers exist in the system. Often, TMDLs that include stormwater loading allocations give target reductions in loading, but give little guidance as to how to obtain  more...

Current Issues in Development Impact Fees ...ant recent judicial decisions in state and federal courts addressing development fees and exactions. Learning Objectives - You will be able to discuss the relationship between development fees, exactions of land, regulatory set-asides, and in-kind taxes. - You will be able to review the applicability of Nollan/Dolan. - You will be able to define development agreements and fees. - You will be  more...

Introduction to New ICD-10 Coding: Preparing for Implementation nThe International Classification of Disease and Operations, Ninth Edition has out-lived its usefulness for capturing morbidity and mortality amongst the world population. Most developed nations transitioned to ICD-10 several years ago, but because of the tie of ICD-9-CM to payments in the United States there have been a series of delays in the US implementation. As the US moves a lightening speed  more...

Making It Through the Land Entitlement Process nWith a multilayered regulatory framework and a myriad of reviewing agencies and stakeholders, the land entitlement process is often bewildering. The rules, processes and players vary widely by jurisdiction but there are common keys to success. Get an insider's perspective on differentiating the various regulatory processes, understanding and addressing stakeholder concerns, getting staff on your  more...

Optimize Your Workforce Scheduling nFor many companies, scheduling the workforce can become a nightmare. Because labor is a significant cost of production, management is often under pressure to keep their workforce lean and flexible. The aim of workforce scheduling is to balance constraints to ensure that the right people with the right skills are in the right place at the right time. Workforce planning provides a systematic  more...

Updating and Maintaining Wills, Trusts and Estate Plans for the Evolving Client nThis teleconference has two primary focuses. The first part will highlight issues and opportunities for a drafting attorney to revisit and update an existing client's estate plan or prepare an update for a new client with existing documents. This part will focus on when and why clients need to review and revisit their estate plans and how to spot those issues for existing and potential clients.  more...

Noise Control Design for Condominium and Multifamily Dwellings nToday's condominium buyers have become much more sophisticated with respect to acoustical issues, largely because of the horror stories related to them by the media and their acquaintances. Buyers not only want a condominium unit that is quiet when the building is complete, but they also want assurance during the design and sales process that footfall noise from above and airborne noise from  more...