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Payroll Recordkeeping: What You Need to Know ...me-workers, employees working under certain specified pay arrangements, employees to whom lodging or other facilities are furnished and employees in certain other categories present special requirements that you need to be aware of. Technology has made recordkeeping easier, but it has also placed upon the employer the added task of accurately reflecting the time that employees 'work' when they  more...

Telecommuting: The Next Wave of Wage and Hour Litigation ...number of employees who choose it. Although telecommuting arrangements can be beneficial to employers and employees, many employers have failed to adequately meet many of the legal compliance and liability challenges that telecommuting arrangements may present. Among the most serious of these challenges are wage and hour issues that present a minefield of potential liability for employers -  more...

Planning for Renewable Incentives in 2011 and Beyond ...e-leaseback transactions; leases with credit pass-through arrangements; prepayment structures; and 'twinning' with other incentives. Learning Objectives You will be able to identify the requirements of the incentives for renewables. You will be able to recognize the requirements for 'beginning construction' for the 1603 grant. You will be able to discuss what the future is likely to hold  more...

Phased Retirement in The New Economy ...islative and regulatory rules regarding phased retirement arrangements. These rules seek to provide flexibility for older workers desiring to take part in a phased retirement arrangement without unnecessarily imposing requirements on employers. We will discuss these rules and any legal impediments to phased retirement arrangements. In addition, this audio conference will help you understand the  more...

Revenue Recognition Standards and Policies ...contentious revenue recognition issues - multiple element arrangements and accounting for sales incentives; and 2. An introduction to two new standards on revenue recognition that will affect the accounting for multiple element arrangements, revenue recognition with multiple deliverables and application of software revenue recognition guidance when software is an element in multiple element  more...

Stark Act Update: Recent Changes and Operational Challenges ...ery technical law that prohibits several common financial arrangements between physicians and entities to which they refer, including hospitals. If a physician has a financial arrangement with an entity that bills for or performs 'designated health services,' the financial arrangement will need to meet all components of an applicable exception. If the Stark Act is implicated and all components  more...

Current ERISA Fiduciary Issues for Financial Institutions BenefitsFinancial institutions have long been faced with difficult and complicated issues under ERISA's fiduciary rules. The current economic downturn has given rise to a new round of legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding ERISA's fiduciary rules and has more generally affected the manner in which ERISA may affect financial institutions. In addition, the regulatory environment continues  more...

Restrictive Covenants: Common Disclosures, Restrictions and Land Use Issues ...ng of properties and restructuring of financial and legal arrangements. Understanding how restrictive covenants are imposed, how they are legally regulated and operated, and how to deal with them whatever your objective, is essential for anyone dealing with real estate in this new era. This teleconference will give you the context needed for that understanding as well as an overview of current  more...

Controlling Health Care Costs With Self-Funded Plan Options BenefitsThis teleconference will address questions an employer must answer when deciding to switch from a fully insured health plan arrangement to a self-insured arrangement. The speaker will cover different self-insured health plan options, for example, preferred provider, HMO, health savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements. The importance of choosing a third-party administrator  more...

Establishing Payment Arrangements: Beyond Net 30 nMore than 10,000 businesses have slow or nonpaying customers. How can you collect that money efficiently and quickly and keep that money coming in? The credit crisis, high fuel costs, job losses, bankruptcies, foreclosures and the failing economy are all contributing to factories closing, job loss and business owners going out of business because they can't get paid. Maximize your in-house  more...

Share-Based Compensation - Impact of Recent Events on the Use of Equity Compensation nExecutive compensation continues to be a hot topic across many industries. Recent changes in share-based compensation rules, principally the changes to Financial Accounting Standards 123(R) [FAS 123(R)], and market uncertainty and declines have led to significant changes in how companies and executives view the role and the value of equity as part of an overall compensation package. Join our  more...