Authority Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Powers of Attorney: Medical Records Release Concerns ...ling with a deceased or incapacitated patient. Under what authority do you have to release patient information pertaining to a deceased individual? Do family members have the right to authorize the release of records to third parties? This teleconference will educate you on how to identify a valid power of attorney to determine whether information should be disclosed. Additional discussions  more...

Living With Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) ...the UPMIFA provides nonprofit institutions with the legal authority to make prudent expenditures despite having endowment funds which have asset value below their original or historical dollar value (so-called 'underwater funds'). Learn how new spending rules requiring application of the seven factors of prudence change the legal landscape for all nonprofit institutions. Learn how to draft  more...

Employee Safety and Health Systems: Cutting Injuries Using the Team Approach ...mittee, and thus the system success, is predicated by the authority given to the committee and its leadership which in most cases is low to nonexistent. The bottom line is that employee safety will be as good as management wants it to be or as poor as management will allow it to be. And although most managers care for the health and well being of their workers, they usually do not understand  more...

Form-Based Coding: An Alternative to Conventional Zoning ...riety of legal issues, such as the municipality's general authority to adopt form-based provisions, application and approval processes, and the treatment of nonconforming structures in a form-based district. 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  more...

From TV to Twitter: Working With the Media During a Crisis ...s on your ability to respond quickly, to communicate with authority and to demonstrate leadership. Are you ready to survive a crisis - and the media attention that goes with it? This teleconference, created specifically to meet your needs, covers the critical fundamentals of crisis communications. You will learn the five keys to successful crisis communications, including what you need to do  more...

Statutory Research and Legislative History for Paralegals ...authority, there may be questions as to what the language of the statute means and how it can be applied to a given situation. Attorneys often need to research the legislative history of the applicable statute to create a viable argument as to what was the intention of the legislative body that passed a particular law. Courts have different approaches to using these unique secondary materials  more...

Medical Records 101: Responding to Requests for Patient Information ...rized patient information. You will learn about the legal authority for release of patient information, electronic record pitfalls (including potential corporate liability issues in medical malpractice cases), HIPAA and submission of patient health information to third parties, and heightened privacy protections for special medical information, including mental health, substance and child abuse  more...

Protecting Attorney Work Product in Communications With Testifying and Consulting Experts ...sure. These communications and materials can undercut the authority of the expert, embarrass the lawyer or worse. Alternatively, these communications can provide a treasure of cross-examination materials. This teleconference will review the current state of the law on the discoverability of expert communications with a focus on federal treatment of testifying and nontestifying experts. It  more...

Taxation Issues When Conducting Business With Native American Tribes ...pment 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 other such projects. As the stimulus measures give rise to specific development projects in American Indian country and as Native  more...

When Worlds Collide - Bankruptcy and Probate ...ing in Marshall clearly grants bankruptcy courts with the authority to adjudicate matters that could have an impact on probate proceedings. This teleconference will help you (a) analyze and determine what issues a bankruptcy court may adjudicate notwithstanding the possible effect on a probate estate, (b) analyze and determine when a bankruptcy court must abstain and when it may abstain from  more...

Motor Vehicle Searches: Impact of the Arizona v. Gant Decision ...afety, the Supreme Court has significantly limited police authority to conduct searches incident to an arrest in Gant. This teleconference will include an overview of the current state of the law impacting motor vehicle searches, explain how the Gant decision will impact the ability of police to search automobiles, and discuss how police departments should train officers to comply with the  more...

Understanding the Rules of Legal Citations ...ively in the legal field requires that citations to legal authority follow a uniform citation format. Readers of legal prose must be given the research coordinates to locate any authority that is used to support legal propositions. Beyond the competency communicated by technically correct citations, effective use of citations can also be used as a persuasive communicative tool to direct a  more...