Arguments Telephone Seminars

Portal to Portal Act: Determining Hours Worked at the Start and End of the Work Day ... you understand the nature of these claims and the newest arguments advanced by plaintiffs' counsel. It will also explain how you can structure your work environment to minimize the likelihood and success of these pre- and post-work claims. This live audio conference is designed for payroll professionals, human resource and personnel managers, benefits professionals, accountants, CFOs,  more...

Portal to Portal Act: Determining Hours Worked at the Start and End of the Work Day ... you understand the nature of these claims and the newest arguments advanced by plaintiffs' counsel. It will also explain how you can structure your work environment to minimize the likelihood and success of these pre- and post-work claims. This live audio conference is designed for payroll professionals, human resource and personnel managers, benefits professionals, accountants, CFOs,  more...

Status Classification: Exempt vs. Nonexempt ...asserted by plaintiffs, and the newest areas of focus and arguments advanced by plaintiffs' counsel. It will also explain what steps you can take to assure proper classifications and to minimize the likelihood and success of these misclassification claims. This audio conference is designed for human resource and payroll managers, personnel managers, controllers, CFOs, accountants, presidents,  more...

Appealing Standards: Determining the Applicable Standard of Review BenefitsThis teleconference is designed to help you with your two most important jobs: prediction (telling clients what appellate courts are likely to do with a given case) and persuasion (getting the appellate courts to do it). The two most common mistakes in appellate advocacy are (1) taking the standards at face value, uncritically assuming that they mean what they say and that the court will  more...

Preparing a Winning Closing Argument ...adies and gentlemen of the jury, we will now hear closing arguments." Even the most experienced trial lawyer may inwardly quake when the judge utters these fateful words. But what makes for an effective closing? Do closings even matter? When should you object? Should you really start preparing your closing the day you get a new case? These are questions that are not addressed in law school, and  more...