Background Telephone Seminars

A Primer on Social Security Disability Law BenefitsThe Social Security law encompasses the Social Security regulations which span nearly a full volume of the Code of Federal Regulations, many volumes of law reporters, dozens of separately issued Social Security rulings and many volumes of internal regulations. This is why most lawyers do not want to develop an expertise in this area. This live audio conference is designed to give you a  more...

Telecommuting: The Next Wave of Wage and Hour Litigation ...ference will provide managers and legal advisers with the background they need concerning the legal landscape surrounding wage and hour issues applicable to telecommuting arrangements, and the management policies and practices they should implement to reduce risk. This live audio conference is designed for human resource and payroll professionals, benefits managers, business owners and  more...

Wetlands Challenges and Use of Mitigation Bank Credits ...ing wetlands. This live audio conference will provide the background and guide 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  more...

Understanding LEED for Sustainable Building ...l focus on LEED for new construction and provide relevant background on the big-picture impacts, as well as information useful on a day-to-day basis such as costs and communication. The presentation includes the framework of the new system, changes to procedures, USGBC and GBCI reorganization, project timeline impacts, and real project examples. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to  more...

Screening Unemployed Job Applicants: Pros and Cons to Consider ... the benefits, and the attendant risks of the most common background screening tools and practices, with particular focus on consideration of unemployed applicants. This live audio conference will explore recent EEOC focus and emerging trends and best practices, along with the growing use of social media and internet tools. Given the growing number of failure to hire claims in today's  more...

Utilizing Graphs and Charts in Microsoft Excel ...nd give you tips on when and how to add gridlines, change background colors, adjust scaling, insert titles, re-configure 3-D charts, insert clip art images and add trend lines. You can add both functionality and eye-appeal to your charts with simple formatting techniques. You will learn the best and fastest ways to prepare data for charts, and create and modify them with a minimum of effort.  more...

Conducting Background Checks ...ognizing the benefits that can be derived from conducting background checks on both current and prospective employees. While background checks can be an effective tool for weeding out questionable employees, legal limitations on how such checks can be performed (and how the resulting data discovered can be used) must be understood or otherwise an employer will find themselves defending against  more...

Green Leases: Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Agreements ...d regulations. In this teleconference, we will review the background of the green building movement, the definition of green building and green building lease. We'll primarily focus on the drafting and negotiation of language to address the fundamental green building lease issues such as the inconsistent incentives for landlords and tenants on operating expenses, the allocation of carbon  more...

Lawful Hiring BenefitsEmployers must navigate a minefield of complicated and, in some cases, conflicting laws that affect the hiring process Discrimination claims often arise out of the hiring process. The new U.S. Supreme Court decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, 557 U.S. ___ (2009) shows how an employer (the New Haven Fire Department in that case) can violate discrimination laws when taking steps to attempt to  more...

Stormwater Management for TMDLs ...n achieved. This teleconference will first give a brief background of TMDLs. The presenters will then explain how regulated and nonregulated stormwater can be and have been included in TMDLs, giving specific examples from around the country. The teleconference will end with discussion of how stormwater entities can begin to address the requirements of TMDLs including best management practices  more...

Understanding the Language of Mold Assessment Reports ...he interpretation of laboratory results. The consultant's background and the laboratory's history and experience must always be questioned. If taken to task, would these parties survive a Daubert Motion? If not, their "evidence" could be deemed unqualified and any future testimony as an expert could be excluded in a future legal proceeding. Why would an unqualified consultant or an unqualified  more...

Effective Utilization of Employee Waivers ...ers put employees on notice of employment screens such as background checks and drug testing. During employment, employee waivers define employee expectations of privacy in the workplace and limit company liability for employee activities. After employment has ended, particularly in the context of group layoffs, effective and legally compliant waivers are critical in protecting employers from  more...

Labor Law Update: Preparing for Upcoming Regulations nAttend this teleconference and learn the new laws and strategies regarding a variety of employment-related laws that are in effect or are expected to be in effect for 2009. From the new COBRA rules, FMLA regulations, EFCA and union initiatives, issues involving wage and hour and independent contractors, the latest drug and alcohol testing, confidentiality and security of personnel data,  more...

Impact of the New ADA Amendments on Schools nOn January 1, 2009, new federal legislation took effect that dramatically expanded the range of individuals eligible for protections guaranteed by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. ADA specified the rights guaranteed to individuals broadly qualified as "disabled." These rights applied to the areas of hiring and working conditions for all employees and also to students eligible for  more...

Green Contracting: the Federal Government's Procurement Policies nMany federal contractors will have questions regarding the effective implementation of the OFPP policy and will further be concerned as to whether its costs will impact their competitiveness or ability to perform economically. Additionally, the monitoring and reporting that the government will require will have an impact on time and costs and one wonders if contractual sanctions will be imposed  more...