California Telephone Seminars

Best Practices for Preventing and Responding to Cheating in Your Classroom and School ... paying others to take their SAT tests, and students in a California high school obtaining test questions from textbook test banks restricted to teachers' use. Research by the Josephson Institute (http://charactercounts.org/programs/reportcard/2008/ index.html) indicates that 64% of high school students admitted to cheating on a test and 36% admitted to using the Internet to plagiarize others'  more...

Water Audits and Nonrevenue Water Reduction Methodologies ...of the country, including Phoenix, Las Vegas and southern California. Water resources available to the areas are fully allocated and becoming more expensive to obtain and deliver. In addition, these areas have been subject to multiyear droughts requiring water conservation interventions. In the older, northeastern portions of the country, aging water delivery infrastructure is subject to  more...

Are You Prepared for the Financial Institution Record Match Program? ...California enacted legislation (California Revenue Tax Code 19266) that will impact virtually every bank, credit union, thrift and brokerage firm doing business in California. This new program will place a new burden on financial institutions in order to help the state collect delinquent taxes. Financial institutions should start consideration of the FIRM Agreement and how to comply with the  more...

Architect and Engineer Liability in California ...tanding of the legal risk facing a design professional in California. The program will discuss important contractual obligations, concerns relating to negligence claims, and statutory obligations every design professional should be aware of. The audio conference will cover key contractual language and insurance issues, negligence standards and potential exposure to typical parties on a  more...

California E-Discovery Rules: Still in Their Infancy ...009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 5, California's first set of statutes designed to address the realities of electronic discovery. AB 5 added two new statutes to the California Code of Civil Procedure and amended 19 pre-existing CCP sections. On August 14, 2009, the Judicial Council followed suit by amending California Rule of Court 3.724 to require early meet and confer  more...

Commercial Landlord Tenant Law in California ...California is extremely challenging. Unemployment remains at its highest level in recent history, credit is tight and many commercial properties are under water. Nobody is sure what the future holds and this keeps a lot of people on the sidelines. This audio conference is geared to help you understand the current market dynamics, what kind of deals are possible, and what your priorities have to  more...

California Water Law Update: Rights, Transfers and Supply Assessments ...California surface waters become more and more burdened, the utilization and management of groundwater within the state has increased dramatically. Groundwater management is a key, if not the key, to the provision of potable water in the 21st Century. This teleconference will discuss California groundwater basics, its allocation and its future in providing water to many within California for  more...

Asperger's Syndrome, NVLD and High Functioning Autism: Diagnosis, Treatment Considerations and Controversies ...t qualifications for services through regional centers in California and their sister organizations throughout the country. Learning Objectives - You will be able to review the difference between Asperger's and HFA. - You will be able to identify red flags. - You will be able to discuss symptoms of girls vs. boys. - You will be able to recognize nonverbal learning disorder. This  more...

California Wetlands: New Issues and Regulations Affecting Land Use Planning ...heir significance to land use planning and development in California. Impacts to wetlands invite the involvement of a myriad of federal, state and local agencies, and their accompanying regulations. Permit processing is complex and time consuming, and many policies are inconsistent. Failure to understand these layered regulations can lead to costly mistakes. This teleconference will  more...

How to Save Millions in Claims Through Ergonomics and Injury Prevention ...ulate ergonomics, these have failed in all but one state, California, which has the only active OSHA regulation to protect workers from repetitive motion injuries. With this in mind, employers are encouraged to voluntarily support an active ergonomics process within their workplace to prevent and manage injuries more effectively. Contrary to popular belief, injury prevention and safety is not  more...

Metadata Scrubbing and Mining: Legal, Ethical and Practical Implications ...ion, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the N.D. Cal. U.S. Attorney's Office Criminal Division, the Democratic National Committee, LawMedia Group, SCO Group and a host of others. Attend this teleconference and you'll learn from an expert how to do your best to eliminate the malpractice and ethical exposures arising from metadata in word processing, spreadsheet,  more...

Introduction to California Subdivision Law ...o marketable lots is a complex, time-consuming process in California. This teleconference takes you through the process step-by-step, introducing you to the basic legal principles and variety of players in this essential aspect of development law. Experienced practitioners provide practical tips on avoiding common pitfalls in the subdivision process. Learn how the subdivision process works  more...

Current Issues in CEQA ...e, those of us who work on new development or projects in California only have time to fight to keep up with the enormous changes in California law and jurisprudence concerning climate change. This teleconference will provide an update on the proposed changes to the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions as well as their effects on the  more...

Major Issues in WiMAX Tower Leases and Zoning ...getting the special treatment granted phone companies. In California and states with similar laws, required environmental reviews may have to examine the entire proposed WiMAX antenna network. WiMAX companies may raise discrimination or other claims, such as claiming protection under federal cell tower zoning or telecommunications statutes, if their zoning results differ from those for cell  more...

Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors: What You Need to Know About ABC's ... state laws, has had little use outside of states such as California, Illinois, Florida and Massachusetts. The fiduciary nature and responsibilities of the assignee will be covered, as will the advantages and disadvantages to the process as compared to bankruptcy. You will gain a better understanding of the nature of general assignments and how to recognize when the use of an assignment may be  more...

California Employment Law Update ...California face a bewildering and complicated set of employment laws, which are often inconsistent with federal law. This three-hour teleconference will address the most important and current issues facing California employers (or out-of-state companies with employees in California), including wage and hour compliance and litigation trends, California's unique disability and discrimination  more...

The Do's and Don'ts of Telephone Monitoring ...g requirements imposed by state statutes. Since courts in California have changed the rules for telephone monitoring for anyone who makes a call into California and other states with mutual consent rules may follow suit, it is imperative that any company engaging in telephone monitoring for quality assurance or otherwise, review and update their telephone monitoring practices to avoid serious  more...

Same-Gender Marriage Rulings: Impacts on Employee Benefit Plans Across the Nation ...California Supreme Court ruled that the state cannot deny same-gender couples the right to marry. Same-gender couples - many of them, in fact - flocked to California and started getting legally married on June 17, 2008. But then in November 2008, California voters approved Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage going forward. Massachusetts and Canada also allow same-gender marriage, and  more...