Beyond Telephone Seminars

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Scope Creep on Construction Projects ...y to define the inevitable tendency of projects to expand beyond their original intent and is often described as a cause for construction projects experiencing cost and schedule overruns. In the planning stages of any construction project, owners, designers and contractors each have a vested interest in defining the full project scope and developing an accurate budget. However, as the project  more...

Wood Use: Original and Cutting Edge ...variability in its appearance, characteristics, and uses. Beyond physical properties, the emotional power that wood possesses in its history, organic qualities, and ability to counterpoint the hard edge of construction make it one of the most romantically useful parts of what we build. The way wood is finished, or unfinished, adds to the extreme visual variety and tactile and sensual properties  more...

Enhanced Foreign Asset Reporting Rules for 2011: An Update on FBAR and FATCA Requirements ...expand the disclosure requirements in scope and type well beyond what was previously required to be reported on the FBAR form. This live audio conference will explore the new FATCA foreign asset reporting rules, provide an update on the existing FBAR reporting regime for foreign bank accounts, and discuss the U.S. government's enforcement efforts (both criminal and civil) in this area and the  more...

Job Order Contracting Fundamentals ...ng-term contract like this requires some preparatory work beyond what is necessary for a single project. This live audio conference demystifies the pricing and management of JOC. Necessary steps for establishing and bidding a JOC, from both the owner's and the contractor's perspective, will be addressed, as will personnel and management requirements once a JOC is in place. The JOC delivery  more...

Problems and Risks Associated With Green Construction ...ges that may be encountered when building green and going beyond the basic principles of conventional construction. You will learn risk considerations unique to green design and construction, failure modes that may be encountered, steps to identify and help to avoid failures that could impact qualification of a project under green rating systems, how the design process can help avoid material  more...

Alternative and Controversial Land Use Regulations ...y affect local zoning and to develop hybrid codes that go beyond traditional zoning to deal with the complex issues of regulation affecting local governments with emerging social problems. The faculty will detail the problems and programs so that participants can readily see what is appropriate for local land use regulation and what is not. We will address how to cope with the federal and state  more...

Planning for Renewable Incentives in 2011 and Beyond BenefitsThe grant in lieu of tax credits under section 1603 of the ARRA has been both a lifesaver and a game changer. However, section 1603 is likely to disappear after 2011 unless construction has begun on a project before then. This live audio conference will focus first on what is required to 'begin construction' under section 1603, and will feature Victoria McDowell of the Treasury Department.  more...

Economic Nexus Standards in State Taxation ...s limits farther than ever before and have begun to reach beyond traditional notions of nexus by relying on economic connections to create nexus. Is merely having customers in a state or generating income from a state enough to create tax obligations? This audio conference will explore the concept of economic nexus and update recent judicial and legislative developments. Understand emerging  more...

Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions: FIN 48 Update ...f federal uncertain tax positions in detail that goes far beyond the corresponding financial statement requirements. As presently proposed, taxpayers are concerned that it provides the IRS with an audit road map. This audio conference will help you understand the requirements of financial statements and income tax return reporting of uncertain tax positions, and addresses the issues inherent in  more...

Web Research Beyond Standard Search Engines BenefitsIn today's wired world, many attorneys report being overwhelmed by information, especially in electronic format. This fragmentation of attention flies in the face of the requirements that practicing attorneys are required to stay current on trends and changes in the law. Additionally, the cost of electronic information can be a burden on an attorney's legal resources. Free legal Internet  more...

Digital Manufacturing: Improve Productivity, Lower Costs and Compress Delivery Times ...oncept to product design to manufacturing engineering and beyond. As a result, many companies are seeking new ways to improve their competitive position through the proper adoption of digital manufacturing and other product development enabling technologies. This teleconference will help you understand the fundamentals of digital manufacturing, an initiative to provide solutions that support  more...

Health Care Reform Update ...nomy and have a significant impact on our personal lives. Beyond the partisan politics and media hype are the practical concerns of employers, HR professionals, attorneys, third-party administrators, and other consultants and professionals who work with group health plans and related benefits on a daily basis. This teleconference will cover the practical implications of this legislation and the  more...

Ethical Collections: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Beyond BenefitsCollecting money is increasingly challenging. One of the main rules of collecting is preventing the debtor from sidetracking the process. Never give the debtor ammunition to shoot back at the collector! We will show you how to avoid ethical and regulatory traps that can keep you from being an effective collector! We will guide you through the FDCPA, FCRA, ethical rules, trust account  more...

Cyber Crimes: Phishing, Pharming and Beyond BenefitsThe threat of cyber-crime mounts daily, reaching far and wide as the digitization and interconnectedness of both the nation's economy and society increase. This digital expanse envelops business, allowing multinational corporations (and individuals) to collect and retain inestimable quantities of personal information about employees, customers and counter-parties, in addition to storing  more...

A/R Management: Converting Receivables Into Cash BenefitsCash flow is the lifeblood of any business. Payments from customers are the major source of cash for most businesses. It would be much easier if all sales were paid in advance or at the time of product/service delivery (like in a retail store). Unfortunately, competitive markets demand that credit be extended to customers and this is where AR management becomes so important. This  more...

Forums for Resolving Construction Disputes ...a change order request, the decision to pursue the matter beyond the administrative remedies defined in the contract can turn out to be a worthwhile investment or throwing good money after bad. Often the difference is related to the forum that has been chosen to resolve the dispute. As a result, contractors and owners, and the attorneys who represent them, need to be familiar with the different  more...

Protecting Assets for Long-Term Care Medi-Cal Benefits ... potentially disastrous consequences. Each family's needs beyond Medi-Cal and other government benefits must also be considered. Further complexity has been added to the planning process since the enactment of California's SB 483, the state's most significant step yet toward the implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which made sweeping changes to eligibility requirements for the  more...

Cost Segregation: Applications for a Valuable Tax Planning Strategy BenefitsCost segregation is a powerful tax planning strategy used by real estate owners and tenants to accelerate significant depreciation deductions associated with buildings and improvements of all types and sizes. Although cost segregation has become quite popular in recent years, many tax advisors and real estate owners are still missing significant opportunities because they are unfamiliar  more...

Discover the Secrets of Microsoft(R) Excel Pivot Tables ...ata invariably needs tools to manage and analyze the data beyond mere sorting and filtering. Excel 's pivot table feature gives you a quick and powerful way to create summary cross-totals combined with an enormous flexibility to restructure your results with simple dragging of fields. Whether you need the ability to create a quick look at the data for that important meeting or need more  more...

Best Practices in Filing and Preparing Inventory BenefitsA probate estate is nothing without its assets, which makes the preparing and filing of the probate inventory a key element to successful administration. The marshalling, preserving, protecting and valuation of the estate assets is the backbone in the probate and tax arenas. This teleconference will cover all aspects of handling the estate's assets from the perspective of preparing and  more...

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Finance - The Stimulus and Beyond BenefitsOur nation's competitiveness has long relied on an efficient, effective and affordable infrastructure network. Over time, both private and public sector investors have played roles in developing our infrastructure. Unfortunately, as the era of government-led and government-financed infrastructure comes to an end because of diminishing resources, alternatives must be explored. Governments  more...

Construction Recordkeeping and Documentation Requirements for Government Contracts ...nt may expand a contractor's record retention obligations beyond what is minimally required under the contract. This teleconference will outline federal contractors' general recordkeeping obligations and will discuss penalties that can result from noncompliance. In addition, the speakers will provide practical considerations that should be taken into account by contractors in establishing their  more...

Tools for Persuasive Legal Writing ...n new strategies. The field of legal writing has expanded beyond memorizing an intimidating list of rules and is now incorporating interdisciplinary theories of persuasion and rhetoric to help lawyers understand the why's behind the maxims of writing. Rather than simply handing out truths, this teleconference will give you tools to effectively strategize your approach to your lawyering  more...

Implications of Scott v. Harris on Police Vehicle Pursuits and Beyond BenefitsThe Supreme Court has historically recognized that analyzing and ultimately judging the conduct of police officers requires an acknowledgment and appreciation that, particularly in the context of the use of force, the court and trier of fact must take into account the circumstances under which police officers must make such decisions. The Court has also historically emphasized that  more...

Private Foundation Grant Agreements: Basics and Beyond BenefitsGrant making is the raison d'etre of most foundations. It is what you do! Therefore, a solid foundation grant agreement ought to be the legal backbone for much of a foundation's operations. Surprisingly however, for many private foundations the grant agreement is merely a form document that has been given little thought - if it exists at all. This teleconference will cover some of the  more...

Lawful Hiring ... or affect the hiring process. The teleconference will go beyond explaining the laws and will give practical guidance on how to design and document selection and hiring procedures to reduce the risk of government investigations and litigation. Learn how to avoid pitfalls when running ads and asking interview questions, and what to include and review regarding applications, including how to  more...

Immigration Compliance for the HR Professional: Employment Authorization Issues and Beyond BenefitsAll United States employers must comply with employment authorization and verification laws, regardless of the size or composition of their workforce. This teleconference will supply you with the information you need to ensure your company is in compliance with employment authorization rules and regulations. Detailed guidance on employment verification procedures, Social Security number  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...

Paid Sick Leave Update: Policies and Procedures in an Evolving Workplace ...voluntarily-provided paid sick leave benefits for reasons beyond those covered by the employer's program. In some cases, states and localities have begun to mandate that employers provide employees with a minimum paid sick leave benefit if an employer does not already do so. And while currently federal law only mandates unpaid leave for covered employers, in the near future, it is possible that  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...

Employee Retaliation: Supreme Court Update ...w and find adverse actions in a variety of circumstances, beyond demotion and termination, for purposes of upholding such claims. Most significantly, the U.S. Supreme Court recently determined in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, 128 S.Ct. 1951 (2008) that employees can bring retaliation claims under Section 1981, a post-Civil War era race discrimination act, even though the law does not expressly  more...

Strategies Short of Foreclosure: Real Estate Short Sales and Beyond nRecord numbers of foreclosures have radically changed the residential real estate market in the last year and affected all aspects of the practice of residential real estate law, real estate closings, lending and sales. Whether your real estate market has experienced a bubble burst or merely a fizz, your practice has been affected by slowing markets, the subprime meltdown and the record number of  more...

Understanding the Rules of Legal Citations ...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 reader's attention to the salient portions of cited authorities and influence how the reader interprets the authority. The Bluebook, A Uniform System of Citation, published by the  more...

Toxic Properties: Mold, Meth Labs and Beyond nAre you 100% sure that property is safe? Don't guess - know the history of the property and the risks that history presents to potential buyers. Sign up for this teleconference and you'll get the up-to-date information you need to recognize the most pressing toxic property concerns in the country. n nYou'll hear from expert speakers about mold, meth labs, asbestos and - most importantly -  more...