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First Company in India to Deliver all ITIL V3 Intermediate Module Training QLogy 1800-200-200-3 ...ach whereby professionals are encouraged and supported to apply the workshop learning to real life situations back at work & come with feedbacks * Flexibility- We are right sized and flexible to adapt to client processes and then suggest improvements within their defined quality framework Note: - " If you have 8 + years experience in IT, we have unique offering where you can get FIVE  more...

New IRS Rules for Treatment of Revenues from Gift Card Sales and Merchandise Return Cards BenefitsAttend this live audio conference and gain a detailed understanding of how Rev. Proc. 2011-17 and 2011-18 modified the existing federal tax deferral rules applicable to gift card revenues. Learn how the tax deferral rules apply to a variety of common gift card structures and understand when a 2-year tax deferral may be available, but also when it may not be optimal. Finally, receive tips  more...

New Building Construction - Why Tilt-Up Is The Right Choice! ...ut the latest innovations in tilt-up construction as they apply to energy efficiency, LEED , and security. Finally, you will see several case studies of completed tilt-up projects that have saved business owners time and money while still producing award-winning designs. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to describe what tilt-up construction is. - You will be able to discuss dispelling  more...

Current Issues in Subcontracts and Teaming Agreements ... will help you take advantage of the latest developments, apply best practices to the clauses and terms incorporated into subcontracts and teaming agreements, and ensure that each party is properly attributing the compliance obligations and risks to which it is best suited. We will also explore recent developments in compliance obligations that may create more obligations on affiliates  more...

Implied Obligations in Construction Contracts ... professionals and contractors. These implied obligations apply to most construction and design contracts unless a specific contractual provision is provided in the contract that supersedes each implied obligation. During this national live audio conference 12 implied obligations will be discussed. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to explain warranty of workmanship. - You will be able  more...

When The Military Comes Home: USERRA, VEVRRA, FMLA, COBRA & More ...yer's obligations then? Do you need to track veterans who apply for employment with your company? If so, what are your obligations, including for reporting. Led by a former U.S. Army Judge Advocate who deployed to Iraq, this live audio conference explores the pertinent laws for these circumstances, including the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA) and the  more...

Prevailing Wage Law: An Understanding of Davis-Bacon BenefitsAlleged violations of wage and hour laws have become 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  more...

Ethics for Paralegals BenefitsThe responsibilities and professional obligations of paralegals are impacted by various ethical considerations and rules. Since paralegals face the same ethical issues that attorneys encounter, paralegals should have an understanding of the appropriate, professional and ethical requirements of attorneys. The more paralegals know about the ethical responsibilities of attorneys, the more  more...

Ethical Considerations in Utilizing Social Media BenefitsSocial media, from law firm websites to online networking, has become both a preferred means of communication and an important marketing tool for lawyers and firms. But ethical traps abound for lawyers who use these tools to communicate with clients, potential clients, and even friends and family. State bar discipline, compromised cases and malpractice exposure, even job loss, has resulted  more...

Getting Closer to Perfect: Tips to Help Paralegals Write Effective Emails and Memos BenefitsThis live audio conference will look at some key legal writing concepts applicable to a variety of documents that paralegals draft on a regular basis, including emails, memoranda and discovery. Good legal writing is a skill that can be learned, and comes through practice and multiple drafts. Attend this program and receive a basic review of grammar and other writing strategies, dispel some  more...

How to Detect Fraud ... five percent of its annual revenue due to fraud. If you apply that estimate to the 2009 Gross World Product, this fraud equates to more than $2.9 trillion dollars lost each year to fraud. This live audio conference will educate listeners to the different varieties of occupational fraud and relevant statistics. We will provide a foundation to the listeners as to who perpetrates the fraud, how  more...

The Carryover Basis Election for 2010 Decedents ...are the key guidance for all professionals endeavoring to apply the 2001 law to 2010 estates. The complexities are legion and the Form must be filed, implying all decisions made, by November 15, 2011. This live audio conference will provide an overview of the law and issues, review the two recent pronouncement, discuss issues they raise and attempt to provide attorneys, accountants, financial  more...

Ready Access CBT Training: Methods for Training Your Clients in the Use of CBT While Strengthening and Broadening Your Own CBT S ...allenge. Unless your client understands the concepts, can apply them and has access to them under stress, therapy becomes an ongoing repetitive process that falls short of its full potential. This live audio conference of Ready Access CBT Training will provide a useful method for educating your clients while helping them through the principles of CBT. You will acquire a deeper and broader  more...

Avoiding the Basic Pitfalls of GMP Contracting ...y understand how each is defined, and the conditions that apply to the payment of each component. We will discuss what to do and not do during each of these phases, including administrative burdens placed on each of the parties when using this contracting format, what a change is under a GMP contract, and how it differs from changes under other contracts. Learning Objectives - You will be able  more...

Partnerships and Section 704(c) ...s struggle with the concepts and the operating rules that apply to Section 704(c). These rules potentially apply whenever property is contributed to such an entity or are distributed from such an entity. The regulations under Section 704(c) provide a very flexible but very complicated set of rules for required allocations that apply to contributions property to or distributions property from an  more...

Motor Vehicle Searches: Impact of the Arizona v. Gant Decision BenefitsMotor vehicle stops and searches constitute one of the most common events for law enforcement officials. Legal disputes arising out of motor vehicle stops and searches, in both the civil and criminal context, are also extremely common. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. Gant has brought a significant change to the law regarding motor vehicle searches. This audio  more...

How Letters of Credit Work and Why Sometimes They Don't ...examples. Our presenter will explain how these principles apply to both commercial and standby letters of credit, and how these two types differ. You will learn why letters of credit might not get paid. You will also learn about standard and silent confirmation, and how to get paid in hours instead of weeks. This audio conference is designed for attorneys, credit and collection managers,  more...

New Rule 502: Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Limitations on Waiver ...ss the elements of the privilege and protection, and then apply the provisions of Rule 502 to intentional and inadvertent disclosures of protected information. There will also be a discussion regarding the duties of a party who receives inadvertently disclosed information that appears to be protected by the privilege or work product doctrine. This teleconference will be of interest to anyone  more...

Brownfield Redevelopment and LEED in 2010: What Happens When You Mix Green and Brown? ...nvestors are increasingly likely to reward developers who apply these asset values, operational efficiencies and real estate development conditions as a condition of occupancy or investment. We will also help potential LEED applicants on brownfields redevelopment projects understand how the LEED neighborhood development standard may apply to mixed use developments and sustainable communities.  more...

Risk Management in Telephone Triage: Lessons Learned From Telephone Triage Litigation BenefitsThe telephone, once used merely as an appointment scheduling device, has become an integral part of provider-patient interactions. Research indicates that approximately 20 to 28 percent of all primary health care is handled over the telephone. However, without proper training and accountability, telephone triage can result in improper diagnosis and management as well as legal liability.  more...

Grant and Other Funding Opportunities Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 BenefitsThe health reform legislation signed into law in March provides a significant number of direct and indirect federal grant funding opportunities for medical providers, hospitals, home health agencies, nursing facilities, colleges and universities, and employers. Under several of the grant programs, state and local government, and nonprofit entities are flow-through entities through which  more...

Commercial Loan Stress Testing Fundamentals ...portfolio administration practices. You will learn how to apply stress testing techniques to your commercial and commercial real estate portfolios, and integrate stress testing into your enterprise risk management function as it pertains to contingency planning and capital adequacy. This teleconference is designed for presidents, vice presidents, loan officers, loan department personnel,  more...

New Features and Functions in Updating to Excel 2007 ...um usage, get vital tips on how to best create charts and apply exiting new color schemes in a flash, use expanded filtering tools, sort on multiple columns and by color, eliminate duplicate records, analyze data more efficiently with new functions, and make the most of dozens of other new features in Excel 2007. In short, you will learn not only what's new in Excel 2007, but also the best ways  more...

Social Media Guidelines for Estate and Financial Planners ...b 2.0 features. This teleconference will teach you how to apply a top-down messaging model to craft positions along the 'long tail' and organize communications to reinforce your brand. Gain a better understanding of the role of integrated marketing campaigns to syndicate content into the market with tools like webcasts, videos, articles, podcasts and PR promotion. Learn how mapping the level of  more...

Reverse Auctions: Current Issues and Opportunities ...nswer is quite simple - look at where you can effectively apply reverse auctioning in your procurement operations. This teleconference will provide an executive briefing on how to bring the power of reverse auctioning to your organization. We will examine what reverse auctions are and are not, and take an objective look at the potential benefits and pitfalls of using competitive bidding. We  more...

Strategies to Utilize Web 2.0 BenefitsIn an era where Web 2.0 is revolutionizing the social dynamics of our society, the HR professional must respond to the changes this new technology is bringing to the workplace. This teleconference will present a practical framework for understanding Web 2.0 and provide insight into a number of best practices that explore a variety of strategies for leveraging the power of this technology  more...

Common Principles for Successful Design-Build Projects BenefitsYou will learn how design-build project delivery systems differ from the traditional design-bid-build system, how to evaluate whether design-build may be advantageous for your particular situation and project, how to structure a design-build approach to maximize the probability of a successful project in either the private or the public sector and how to select an appropriate contract  more...

Change Order Basics ...gain a clear understanding of these concepts and how they apply to the owner, contractor, subcontractor, lender and surety. The panel will discuss differing site conditions, defective or ambiguous plans and specifications, disclosure of information, allowances, owner interference, inspections, unit prices, ripple effect, cumulative impacts, disruption, total cost claims, modified total cost  more...

Forums for Resolving Construction Disputes ... the legal requirements and practical considerations that apply to each. Specifically, this teleconference will provide the pros and cons of the various forums from the perspective of the legal/expert team representing a party in dispute. This unique perspective will include a discussion of the level of preparation that is appropriate for the chosen forum. At the conclusion of the  more...

Political Law Update: The Latest Developments in Election Law, Lobbyist Regulation and Political Activity Compliance BenefitsThe past two years have been a watershed period for the law of elections, politics and lobbying. At every level of government, across all 50 states, government regulation of elections, politics and lobbying is increasing in scope and changing rapidly. The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC recognized the First Amendment right of business corporations to expressly  more...

Appealing Standards: Determining the Applicable Standard of Review ...ming that they mean what they say and that the court will apply them as they are written and (2) treating the standards as mere verbal formulas that have neither intrinsic substantive meaning nor independent persuasive force. This teleconference will help you avoid these errors by exploring what the standards actually mean in the context of different types of issues that are theoretically  more...

Pros and Cons of Cost-Plus vs. Fixed Price Contracts ...nomic climate may impact the legal rights and duties that apply to a construction project. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to review factors to consider in choosing between lump sum and cost-plus contracts. - You will be able to define advantages and disadvantages of lump sum and cost-plus contracts. - You will be able to describe current economic climate on the legal framework on  more...

Construction Project Management in Remote Locations: Site Considerations and Unique Challenges ... or industrial, domestic or international, the principles apply to those who practice this demanding and challenging field. This teleconference will help illustrate the major steps that were employed in planning and development of an international project in northern Spain. Many of the steps and principles involved are common to any domestic or international, commercial or industrial  more...

Taxation Issues When Conducting Business With Native American Tribes BenefitsThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included a number of provisions designed to encourage economic development on Native American reservations, including expanded authority for American Indian tribes to issue tax-exempt bonds for projects on American Indian lands and a $500 million investment of funds for infrastructure, renewable energy, tribal detention facilities and  more...

Lighting Design and Control for Commercial Buildings: Increase Sales, Increase Productivity and Save Energy ... able to paraphrase lighting codes. - You will be able to apply design issues and architectural integration. This teleconference is based on publicly available information concerning the LEED rating and certification system, and is not specifically endorsed or approved by the U.S. Green Building Council. Engineers, architects, project managers, contractors, subcontractors, presidents and  more...

A Privacy Law Primer: What Every Attorney, Compliance and Security Officer Should Know ...gulatory patchwork and nongovernmental standards that now apply, a sense of the practical contexts in which you are most likely to see privacy issues and some sense of what you can expect on the horizon. This teleconference will provide an overview and update regarding United States privacy and information security laws, regulations and private standards, and a brief overview on how the U.S.  more...

Low Quality Asphalt: How to Avoid Problems Down the Road ... and evaluate distressed pavements. - You will be able to apply cost and risk in pavement considerations. - You will be able to illustrate rehabilitation of distressed pavements. - You will be able to compile a pavement maintenance program. Engineers, project managers, architects, developers, presidents, vice presidents, contractors, subcontractors, business owners and managers, city  more...

15- Minute Expert Adult Patient Assessments: Practical Strategies, Tips, and Updates for Health Care Professionals ...m a quick, yet effective physical examination for adults. Apply these practical strategies and you'll be amazed at what you can learn about a patient in 15 short minutes. Lorman Business Center, Inc. dba Lorman Education Services is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program Committee, an accredited approver  more...

Ground Failures and Other Groundwater-Related Property Damage BenefitsOne ground failure can destroy your professional reputation or decimate your life savings. A ground failure doesn't have to make the national news to be a catastrophic loss to a property owner. Ground failure mechanisms come in many forms - landslides, sinkholes, soil expansion, bedrock heave, soil collapse, erosion - all of which typically include water as a major contributing factor.  more...

Slope Stabilization: Best Practices and Challenges BenefitsThis teleconference will address the types of slope stabilization failures and techniques used to avoid failures by the application of best practices. There are well-established engineering principles for the design and maintenance of stable slopes. This teleconference summarizes practices to overcome challenges to enhance slope stability. Many engineers are faced with challenges to  more...

Private Foundation Requirements and Restrictions ...philanthropists, there are special federal tax rules that apply. Failure to fully understand these rules can subject the foundations and those involved with them to substantial excise taxes. This teleconference will review all of the rules associated with the establishment and operation of a private foundation, including the special excise taxes that apply to private foundations and the  more...

Zoning Variances: Nonconforming Uses and Structures ...onference will be useful in determining how to devise and apply nonconforming development and land use regulations, how to review evidence documenting nonconforming development and uses, and how to determine whether a nonconforming development or use has been terminated, abandoned or modified. Learning Objectives - You will be able to report and document a nonconforming use. - You will be able  more...

Estate Planning for the Final Years of Life ...eople need to plan, what they need to plan for and how to apply proven strategies for dealing with the final years of life. Thomas Day, a senior citizen himself, has spent more than 20 years helping people across the country with these issues. Mr. Day provides a wealth of knowledge, identifies specific planning sources and offers unique strategies that can be put together to produce a useful  more...

Simplifying PPE Program Implementation ...requirements, causing confusion regarding which standards apply to a particular situation. New provisions regarding the payment for PPE have been published by OSHA and you need to have this knowledge to be compliant. This teleconference will provide the necessary and updated information for you to achieve compliance with OSHA or improve programs that are already OSHA-compliant. The presentation  more...

Can Medical Tourism Lower Your Healthcare Costs? BenefitsThis teleconference will address a myriad of legal issues associated with persons traveling abroad for their medical care. Medical travel, or medical tourism, has become a major focus of interest as a potential means for helping to mitigate the high cost of health care in the United States. It is no longer really about tourism but substantially more about the nature of medical care that  more...

Concrete Structural Repair Methods ...ct appropriate materials and uses, and ultimately, better apply concrete in practice. You will also be able to comprehend appropriate building codes, design processes and construction requirements, as well as identify how to avoid concrete problems and how to repair or resolve existing problems. Learning Objectives - You will be able to identify how to avoid concrete problems, or how to repair  more...

Common Field Issues With Wood Building Structures ... some conventional practices and rules of thumb no longer apply. This teleconference identifies a number of common issues with modern wood building structures. Solutions to the problems will be briefly discussed. Understanding the common issues and their solutions is essential knowledge for design professionals in order to provide constructible, durable and safe wood buildings. Knowledge of the  more...

Nonprofit Joint Ventures - Partnering with For Profit Organizations ...omplex area of law have not eased and can be difficult to apply to complex structures. This teleconference will enable you to learn how to structure joint ventures that make business sense without exposing the tax-exempt participant to undue IRS risks. You will also take away a good understanding of how to avoid tax and regulatory traps. Executive directors, accountants, attorneys, directors,  more...

Basics of Reverse Osmosis for Brackish Groundwater Treatment ... the suppliers introduce new models. How and when to best apply these products and what features and benefits they offer must be analyzed before optimum performance can be realized. Additionally, tools such as design and normalization software are often revised and improved. n nThis teleconference will go over some of the basic design considerations impacting reverse osmosis membranes used  more...

Writing an Employee Handbook nAre you overwhelmed with the task of revising your existing employee handbook or of preparing a new employee handbook? Are you unclear about what types of employment policies are required by federal law? Stop worrying and attend this teleconference. You will learn which policies are required by law and what employment laws apply to employee handbooks. Take the first step to creating your employee  more...

Successfully Maneuvering the Tax Maze of Amortization Rules ...ets of regulations that are often not easy to remember or apply. This teleconference provides a framework for identifying and applying the tax rules for the acquisition and creation of intangible assets, as well as costs to facilitate such transactions. Special expensing rules, identifying and fixing accounting method errors, and the treatment of business acquisition costs and start-up  more...

Supplemental Wage Payments: Common Withholding Guidelines ... regular wages, and the applicable withholding rules that apply to the payments. We will discuss the most common types of supplemental wages, such as commissions, signing bonuses, severance payments and sick leave, and explain the three approaches used for to determining the applicable withholding rate. Additionally, we will provide insight into the latest IRS regulations on the withholding of  more...

2009 Updates to the International Residential Codes nSignificant changes to the 2009 International Residential Code lie ahead for many in the construction industry. Some of the changes will be controversial as jurisdictions will have to choose whether or not to adopt the new codes, such as residential fire code provisions, as system manufacturers and installers work to keep up with the mandates. Some professionals view the changes as unnecessary,  more...

Getting to the Root of Root Cause Analysis nFailures are a fact of life. In every industry and occupation we are faced with failures. Failures of products, processes, systems and services abound. n nSome of us are tasked with fixing the processes that lead to failures. The customer wants "faster, better, cheaper" but we are delivering "slower, worse and costly." Failure can mean not meeting a customer requirement. It can relate to form,  more...

The New HIPAA Special Enrollment Rules and Related Disclosure Issues nRecently enacted legislation expands the special enrollment rights currently applicable to group health plans and imposes new notice and disclosure obligations for employers that maintain such plans. While many of these obligations are not effective until after 2009, the special enrollment changes are effective April 1, 2009. In addition, the new law imposes civil penalties of up to $100 a day  more...

Mitigating the Impact of Construction Projects: Hurdles to Project Success nAll construction projects have impacts on their surroundings, including neighbors, businesses, communities and the physical environment. These impacts frequently are the center of controversy surrounding a project and can lead to unnecessary delays, lost productivity, added project costs and bad public relations. This teleconference will provide you with practical strategies for identifying and  more...

Roundabouts: Planning, Design Principles and Current Practices ..., learn specific design skills and current practices, and apply roundabout design principles to projects in your region. This teleconference will emphasize both basic and advanced roundabout principles to assist you with proper roundabout implementation for better public acceptance, smoother roundabout operations, increased capacity and safety, less maintenance and less pollution. n nWhether  more...

Best Practices in Purchasing Software ...d current best practices in licensing software and how to apply these best practices in everyday negotiations with software vendors. The teleconference will explain methods for evaluating vendors, products and service levels for licensed software over the entire life cycle of a software application. The teleconference will also cover business continuity issues for business-critical software  more...

Investing IRAs and Qualified Plan Rollovers in Real Estate, Franchises, Start-Ups and Other Private Investments - Techniques and nA growing number of IRA owners and recipients of qualified plan rollovers have sought to take control of their own investments by investing directly in real estate and small businesses that they may intend to manage or otherwise be personally involved in. This trend has accelerated in recent years as syndicators, entrepreneurs, private fund managers and franchisors have come to view IRAs and  more...

Sustainable Development and Land Use: The Future is Here and it is Green nBuilding green was for years entirely voluntary. The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® program and other high performance building rating systems are not legislated by any governmental entity and they are not designed to be mandatory. But thanks to an explosion of state legislation and local ordinances across the country, green building methods and requirements have now been given the force of  more...

Liability Issues for Design Professionals nIt is critical that design professionals keep up with the major issues affecting their profession. These issues range from the more traditional ones such as standard of care, indemnity, and ownership and use of documents to the more recent issues such as electronic media, building information modeling and limitation of liability. The effect on the design profession of these issues is even more  more...