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Basics of Reverse Osmosis for Brackish Groundwater Treatment ...ts they offer must be analyzed before optimum performance can be realized. Additionally, tools such as design and normalization software are often revised and improved. n nThis teleconference will go over some of the basic design considerations impacting reverse osmosis membranes used in groundwater desalination and then apply these principles to some specific application problems. Our  more...

Skip Tracing: Three Types of Skips ...can do skip-tracing - but to do it properly, you need to know more than the raw mechanics. At this teleconference you'll learn the practical techniques you can use to finally find who you're looking for. You'll get insider secrets from a renowned skip-tracing expert. Discover the no-nonsense tools you need to perform database searches, get valuable information and read a credit application.  more...

Current Issues in Cell Tower Regulation ... cellular towers, practice pointers on how municipalities can successfully handle cell tower zoning cases, and a description of the new federal backup power rule for cell towers and its implications for municipalities. You will gain a useful understanding regarding wireless communications technology for nontechnical staff, including overview discussions of cellular, PCS, DAS and WiMAX provided  more...

Statement of Work (SOW) Contract Fundamentals ... in the details of the statement of work. Without it, you can't compete or communicate. Those who have managed contracted work know that poorly written statements of work can lead to communication breakdowns, misunderstandings, disputes, rework, delayed completion and added expense. In this teleconference, you will learn how to write a statement of work that is easy to understand and manage.  more...

Advancing and Defending Oregon Construction Liens ...your property from unwarranted lien claims. Learn how you can succeed in the litigation and foreclosure of construction liens. Learning Objectives - You will be able to identify what property is subject to a lien and who is entitled to recover payment. - You will be able to specify recent legislation and case law developments. - You will be able to demonstrate how, when and where claims are  more...

Dealing With Employees Who Have Been Charged With a Crime ...can confront an employer arises after the employer discovers that one of its employees has been arrested and charged with a crime. Under our legal system, the familiar mantra is that an arrested person is 'innocent until proven guilty'. So, what can an employer do to address situations where an employee has been arrested or has been charge or incarcerated for a crime but has not yet been  more...

HR Time Lines: The Complex Integration of FMLA, WC, Disability and COBRA ...laws work - together, independently or concurrently? What can run together? What cannot? When can we cancel the health plan, for what reason and is it a COBRA qualifying event? We will pull all of these together to explain the employer's liability. When can coverage be canceled? What laws protect employee benefits? Many times all of these laws touch ONE person - you need to be sure your  more...

Recent Updates to the EPA's Brownfields Program ...al Brownfields Program. You will learn about benefits you can obtain under the Federal Brownfields Program, the status of the program and some of the risks to brownfields development resulting from a recent Supreme Court case and environmental risks associated with vapor intrusion. Learning Objectives - You will be able to summarize regulatory updates. - You will be able to predict how the  more...

IRA and Qualified Plan Distributions BenefitsThis teleconference is specially designed for those who advise their clients on IRA and qualified plan distributions. This program will focus on the required minimum distribution rules and how one can have an IRA payable to a trust and still have it qualify as a designated beneficiary. This teleconference can help you spot and avoid some of the common mistakes taxpayers make with their  more...

Limited Medical Programs: How Employers Are Using Them to Control Health Care Costs ...and the benefits of limited medical programs and how they can be utilized in combination with major medical programs to control costs. The teleconference will also explain new medical programs in the market place and how some voluntary benefits can be integrated with major medical and limited medical plans to reduce the employee's out-of-pocket expense exposure. Human resource managers,  more...

Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning ...RS. Failure to properly create or maintain these entities can result in significant tax losses. Failure to consider the use of these entities can result in significant lost tax savings and other nontax benefits. This teleconference is critical to ensure your continued use of family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies meets new tax and legal requirements. Attorneys,  more...

Strategies to Reduce Bullying and Social Aggression BenefitsIncreasingly educators, health professionals, parents and lawmakers realize the seriousness of bullying, cyber bullying and social aggression in school. Certain state laws and regulations now hold schools personally responsible for the effects of bullying, including cyber bullying. Whether your school plans to implement one or more bullying prevention strategies, or a comprehensive  more...

Employee Wages: Administration of Caps, Freezes, Reductions and Furloughs ...lentless. Adjustments to compensation and to working time can be viable alternatives to job cuts, but they are not without legal risk. This teleconference will address the legal and business cases for compensation adjustments and provide a road map for implementing wage cuts, caps and freezes so that employers can realize their goal of cost savings without buying expensive legal claims as part  more...

Drafting Settlement Agreements in Personal Injury Cases: A Primer ...can present unique challenges when drafting settlement agreements. Personal injury cases often involve multiple parties, special ethical considerations, the necessity of court approval and the participation of known (or unknown) nonparties who may hold liens or other claims on the impending settlement payment. It is important that the lawyer drafting a settlement agreement in a personal injury  more...

Understanding UCC Article 9 Foreclosures ...e addressed. However, with careful planning, these issues can be addressed and the risks minimized. This teleconference will discuss key topics for creditors to consider in weighing foreclosure under UCC Article 9 sale and best practices to effectuate a UCC sale and avoid pitfalls inherent in these sales. Attorneys, presidents, vice presidents, branch managers, loan officers, loan  more...

Float Ownership Issues in Construction Project Management ...can be used to avoid creating disputes about delays or misused to exacerbate them. We will discuss the relationships between schedules, float and delays, and examine techniques which may be used to manipulate them and to minimize manipulation. This teleconference will also review the effect of contract provisions and the development of case law related to the use of float. This teleconference  more...

Commercial Lease Escalation Issues ...can landlords and tenants protect themselves against rent risks and risks relating to property expenditures in an economy which is as unpredictable as ours? This teleconference will address the details of escalation clauses as they apply to rent, common area maintenance costs and even security deposits. It will address a variety of means whereby both landlords and tenants can try to protect  more...

Hot Wage and Hour Issues: Assuring Proper Exempt and Nonexempt Classification of Your Employees BenefitsEmployees and their counsel continue to pursue individual and class action overtime claims based on the alleged misclassification of exempt workers at a fever pitch. Thousands of lawsuits asserting violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act or parallel state laws are filed each year and the costs of defending these matters and the damages claimed and paid, whether through trial or  more...

Affordable Housing: Finance and Development, How to Maximize the Available Resources ...ghlight the issues, problems, causes, recent trends, what can be done and what is being done to address and stabilize the affordable housing market. It will also discuss how the various government stimulus concepts and programs may prove helpful to developers of affordable housing. This teleconference is designed for those involved in all aspects of the production and operation of affordable  more...

Rewards Transformation: A Unique Approach to Total Rewards Strategy and Design in the Current Economy ...ing costs while retaining top talent. Total rewards costs can often exceed 40 percent of company's revenue and in many cases it is difficult to demonstrate ROI. This teleconference presents a unique approach to total rewards strategy, design and cost management called rewards transformation. Rewards transformation focuses rewards investment on employees in critical workforce segments who can  more...

Stark Act Update: Recent Changes and Operational Challenges ...nts of an applicable exception are not met, the physician cannot refer to an entity that he or she has a financial relationship with and the entity cannot bill for designated health services. A seemingly minor infraction can impose significant financial fines and penalties. Attend this teleconference and you will be able to understand the basics of the Stark Act, recent changes, applicable  more...

Taxation of Gifts, Prizes, Bonuses and Awards ... least cost, both to them and employees. Gifts and prizes can be a good yet inexpensive way to boost morale, unless employers and employees alike fail to understand the tax consequences and end up with an unintended and unwanted tax bill. This teleconference will explain the tax consequences of gifts, prizes and other awards to employees, as well the tax issues associated with making payments  more...

Current Issues in Digital Billboards and Sign Regulations ...officials to build or operate unlawful digital signs? How can local governments take steps now to protect themselves from being the targets of the sign code shakedown scheme? A bad decision for one municipality today can lead to even worse outcomes in the future for other municipalities. Please join us in learning how to defeat the sign code shakedown. Learning Objectives You will be able to  more...

Alternative Dispute Resolution for Paralegals BenefitsLawyers and paraprofessionals may misunderstand the nature of alternative dispute resolution, including its advantage and disadvantages. The myths that arbitration is 'just like a trial' or 'just like mediation' also can produce confusion. This teleconference helps provide an essential understanding of ADR, focusing on paraprofessionals and others who may never have encountered the unique  more...

Microsoft Outlook 2007 Tips and Tricks BenefitsOutlook is a powerful, feature-filled personal information manager but many users are overwhelmed by the features and options available and never take full advantage of the potential it offers for managing email, calendar and contacts. They don't discover the time-saving shortcuts Outlook provides or utilize the many options included in Outlook. This teleconference offers a quick course in  more...

Private Foundation Requirements and Restrictions ...onal philanthropy. While private foundations offer significant opportunities for family and corporate philanthropists, there are special federal tax rules that apply. Failure to fully understand these rules can subject the foundations and those involved with them to substantial excise taxes. This teleconference will review all of the rules associated with the establishment and operation of a  more...

The Claims Process on Federal Government Contracts - Maximizing the Return on Your Investment ...onference will help you understand the types of costs you can recover, the circumstances under which certain costs may be recovered and how to go about recovering these costs. This teleconference also explains the claims process under federal procurements as well as the options available, including forum selection alternatives, when the claim process does not achieve the desired result. Failing  more...

Sales and Use Taxation of Internet Sales: The Evolving Case Law ...developing case law. It will explore how Internet vendors can, without careful planning and analysis, establish nexus through either related on unrelated third parties. Finally, this teleconference will explore proposed legislative changes that may effect the taxation of Internet transactions in the future. Accountants, CFOs, controllers, accounts payable professionals, tax managers,  more...

Federal Tax Classification of Series LLCs ...involved with a new state law entity. The series LLC also can be used in asset backed securitizations in place of business trusts in those states that treat single member LLCs as disregarded entities but do not treat business trusts as disregarded. It can also be useful for estate planners to avoid multiple LLCs when the senior generation wants different treatment and ownership for their  more...

Case Study: What Makes Dixon Schwabl One of the "Best Small Companies to Work for in America" .... No matter the size, geography or industry - any company can be a great place to work. Ms. Dixon will share how she implemented a strategic leadership and talent management initiative, expanded her headquarters in Rochester, New York, and grew her advertising business in one of the most challenging and rapidly changing industries in today's economy. She believes that creating a great place to  more...

Use of Terms and Conditions in Purchasing Contracts ...idden in that microscopic text are not only acronyms that can be legally determinative if a controversy develops, but also a host of potential career limiting provisions for the purchasing professional. This teleconference is designed to help you understand not only the explicit text of terms and conditions used by most companies, but also put the text of the terms and conditions in context (to  more...

Ground Failures and Other Groundwater-Related Property Damage ...can destroy your professional reputation or decimate your life savings. A ground failure doesn't have to make the national news to be a catastrophic loss to a property owner. Ground failure mechanisms come in many forms - landslides, sinkholes, soil expansion, bedrock heave, soil collapse, erosion - all of which typically include water as a major contributing factor. Even if ground failure is  more...

Legal Overview of Financial Records: Obtaining and Understanding the Information ...he true available funds for child support and maintenance can be more complicated. This teleconference is designed to help you understand various options in securing information, interpreting that information and making use of it to determine the actual funds available for support. A lack of understanding of how to interpret financial documents and tax returns can lose your client a great deal  more...

Best Practices in Commission Pay Plans ...mance. The design and deployment of a new commission plan can create a 5-10 percent uplift in revenue in a single year. However, mistakes in commission plan design are quite common and can have disastrous effects on performance. Help your company avoid sales force turnover, dissatisfied customers, runaway expense and in worst cases, litigation, by understanding the core elements and decisions  more...

Internal Controls ...ou comply with the law, a good system of internal control can dramatically improve your bottom line. In this 90-minute teleconference, you'll learn about basic internal control concepts that will help you design and implement a system of internal controls that's right for your business. Controllers, CPAs, accountants, presidents, vice presidents, CFOs, CEOs, business owners and managers,  more...

Low Quality Asphalt: How to Avoid Problems Down the Road ...ger's nightmare. How to turn it into a high quality asset can be a difficult question. That's what this teleconference is about. Reconstruction of asphalt pavements, whether a roadway, commercial parking lot or large distribution center, can be time consuming and very expensive. Costs associated with loss of use can easily exceed costs of construction. We will discuss alternate methods of  more...

15- Minute Expert Adult Patient Assessments: Practical Strategies, Tips, and Updates for Health Care Professionals ...ese practical strategies and you'll be amazed at what you can learn about a patient in 15 short minutes. Lorman Business Center, Inc. dba Lorman Education Services is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on  more...

Avoiding Costly Mistakes In Harassment Policies and Investigations ...efitsSexual and other forms of harassment remain a significant problem for employers. Courts and legislatures continue to create new obligations for employers and continue to increase the potential for liability for employers. Many employers continue to have policies and procedures for harassment that are outdated or that actually create potential liability. This teleconference will help you  more...

Data Mapping and Electronic Information Management (EIM) - Risk Management for Daily Efficiency and Litigation-Preparedness BenefitsIn the digitized world of the twenty-first century, it is more important than ever for every organization to know as much as possible about the information it creates, stores, receives and maintains. As an attendee at this teleconference, you will learn from an expert how to develop multipurpose menus or charts of key storage locations and contents and use data-mapping to achieve  more...

Electronic Invoicing and Payments: Paperless A/P Best Practices ...not a feat reserved for only paper mavericks. Instead, we can show you there is a way to achieve a paper-free environment and realize your ROI. In this teleconference, e-invoicing architect Henry Ijams will discuss your options for a paperless invoicing process and guide you through a paperless plan. Purchasing managers, material managers, presidents, vice presidents, business owners and  more...

Efficiency Estimations and Payback Periods for New Equipment ...s to understand how and when a new energy efficient motor can significantly save on total expenses. Special emphasis will be on understanding what affects the efficiency has on operating expenses, how to calculate the potential savings of alternative choices, and how to ensure energy savings is realized in the long term, even with changing electric rates. Two number-crunching examples are  more...

Payroll Tax Pitfalls: Preventing IRS Penalties and Personal Liability for Late Payments ...tions often do not realize the substantial penalties that can be imposed by the IRS against the company when payroll taxes are not timely deposited or paid at all. Additionally, in certain situations, officers and employees can be held personally liable for past due payroll taxes. This teleconference will help you understand the procedures and potential problems associated with making timely  more...

Effective Legal Writing and Editing for Paralegals BenefitsEffective writing is one of the most important tools in the legal trade. No matter the strength of your case or your knowledge of the facts and the law, your ability to communicate concisely and powerfully is crucial to your success. This teleconference will show you how to focus your writing to a specific audience; how to streamline and strengthen your writing; how to avoid grammar,  more...

Pupil Records: Rules, Responsibilities and Requirements ...n and respond to student's claims of wrongful discipline. Can the school defend its decision? 2. Local newspaper asks for a list of students in the top 5 percent of their class for an upcoming article. Do you provide the information and if so, do you need parental consent? What if the request was for the bottom 5 percent? 3. Student has been injured in an auto accident and litigation ensues.  more...

8 Issues When Doing Business or Contracting With Native American Tribes ...BenefitsThere are more than 500 federally-recognized American Indian tribes in the United States, each established under a constitution unique to the tribe. Each tribe, through its constitution and subsequent legislation, has developed its own laws and regulations addressing issues of contracting, jurisdiction and waivers, if any, of sovereign immunity. Individuals and entities seeking to do  more...

Construction Recordkeeping and Documentation Requirements for Government Contracts ...tions. Establishing such policies and procedures however, can be complicated, especially because other practical considerations of contracting with the government 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  more...

Jeopardizing Exempt Status: Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make and How to Avoid Them ...eir employment. Actions taken (or not taken) by employers can and do jeopardize the exemptions claimed, leading unknowing employers down the path to potentially ruinous liability for unpaid minimum wages and overtime. This teleconference is designed to help you identify issues which jeopardize exempt status and correct them. It will also address certain myths regarding what you can and cannot  more...

Options Under Section 504 ...ilure to comply with this law and its related regulations can result in a school being assessed with significant liability, including potential loss of federal funds. Unfortunately, Section 504's obligations are detailed in the regulations of several federal departments and agencies that distribute federal funds. This teleconference will pull together the relevant regulatory obligations for  more...

Conducting Background Checks ...ing number of employers are recognizing 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  more...

Foreclosing on Real and Personal Property Collateral: What You Need to Know ...oreclosure of real and personal property collateral. This can be a complicated process that requires a good deal of planning in order to reach a successful outcome. This teleconference will help the people responsible for loan workout and enforcement evaluate their positions and formulate and execute foreclosure plans for loans secured by both real and personal property. It will also touch on  more...

When HOA's and the IRS Compete for Lien Property: Lien Priorities, Perfections and Foreclosure Rights BenefitsIn lien law, timing is everything - or is it? If an HOA's statutory lien is perfected by recording its CC R's, then an HOA lien should have priority over a subsequently recorded IRS income tax lien; but does it? When the IRS records an income tax lien, lien priority determinations under state law may be complicated by governed federal laws. This teleconference will discuss HOA lien  more...

Setting the Stage for Rehiring: Logistic and Liability Issues ...ce. Smart employers plan and prepare for that day so they can quickly identify and rehire the key talent necessary to meet their business needs moving forward. This teleconference will discuss some of the key planning steps you should take from before the rehire process begins through actual rehiring and on-boarding. Topics to be covered include setting the stage for a successful rehire  more...

Preparing for Medicaid Audits ...y prepared? The Medicaid program is a state's most significant health care expense and, in many instances, one of its largest budgetary items. It is the health insurer of last resort for children and the economically disadvantaged. The recent economic downturn has caused shortfalls to many states' overall budgets. Those states are now looking toward Medicaid providers to make up the shortfall  more...

Doing Business with Distressed Vendors and Customers: Strategies to Employ in Workouts, Litigation and Bankruptcy ... of financial distress, and be armed with strategies that can be employed in consensual workouts with a distressed buyer or supplier under the Uniform Commercial Code and in anticipation of a buyer or supplier's bankruptcy. You will also learn about rights and remedies that may be employed in the event the distressed buyer or supplier seeks bankruptcy protection. Attorneys, purchasing  more...

Substance Abuse and the State Bar Disciplinary Process BenefitsThis teleconference will give an insider's view of the state bar and how it handles matters that have substance abuse as an element of a case. The program will also discuss the scientific basis for addiction and how it can impact your law practice. This program is primarily designed for attorneys. Other legal professionals may also benefit from attending.  more...

Medicare Secondary Payer Act - Protecting Medicare's Interest in Insurance Settlements ...ment for medical benefits where 'payment has been made or can reasonably be expected to be made under a workmen's compensation law or plan of the United States or a state or under an automobile or liability insurance policy or plan (including a self-insured plan) or under no fault insurance.' By law, Medicare has a priority right of recovery from the primary payer as well as from parties in  more...

Deductions From Pay ...air Labor Standards Act. Misclassifying employees' status can be costly to an employee. It is estimated that at least 70 percent of employers are not in compliance with the FLSA. As Department of Labor audits increase, it is critical for employers to understand the FLSA and to recognize the permissible deductions. This teleconference is intended to provide you with information and practical  more...

Nanotech Materials for Sustainable Buildings ...volution. Many nanotech products are already here and you can use them with confidence. This 90-minute, nontechnical teleconference will give an overview of how nanotech is changing the full spectrum of building materials and technologies. For instance, you will learn about stronger and lighter nano-steel, translucent nano-concrete, ultra-low-energy nano-lighting, flexible nano-solar panels,  more...

Understanding the Basics of Lean Accounting BenefitsAs mid level manufacturing firms migrate to advanced manufacturing processes, they have become uncertain about the ability of traditional cost accounting tools to provide meaningful and accurate measurements. This teleconference outlines a hands-on view of the process needed to evaluate, establish and maintain lean accounting in a mid-level manufacturing environment. While lean accounting  more...

Managing Employee Absenteeism and Tardiness ...can be a sticky issue - it is rarely a black and white issue. There are mandatory leave laws that have to be incorporated into your leave policies and some of those can create restrictions on how to administer your leave policies. There are also some restrictions on disciplining employees when they appear to abuse policies. This teleconference will help companies to sort out the do's and don'ts  more...

Integrated Project Delivery Principles and Building Information Modeling ... firms. There are some basic concepts in IPD and BIM that can be used in every project large or small. Dialogue among the project team members is the key but without a level understanding that dialogue can fail to bring the desired results. This teleconference will help anyone on the project team to gain a better understanding of the possibilities. We will also talk about some project examples  more...

Using Investment Policy Statements as an Investment Tool: It's an Art, Not a Science ... and a senior member of the staff of an asset manager who can give a real life view of an IPS 'from the trenches.' The teleconference will focus on the underlying bases for the establishment of an investment policy statement and the various techniques used to ensure that it is comprehensive and comprehensible, and adequately designed and customized to address the particular investment needs of  more...

Form-Based Coding: An Alternative to Conventional Zoning ...ing of form-based codes: how they are different, how they can be applied and how they can help implement more sustainable communities. Lessons learned and steps toward beginning the process will provide you with a clear path toward a successful form-based code. Legal and practical considerations associated with adopting form-based zoning regulations will be reviewed. Form-based provisions may  more...

Developing a Community Nonemergency Response System ...g budgets. Elected officials know the quality of services can mean the difference between re-election and defeat. This teleconference will provide municipal leaders the information required to build a business case to deploy a non-emergency call center. During this discussion, we will explore conducting a cost-benefit analysis and calculating return on investment which is even more critical in  more...

Developing a Pay-for-Performance Plan ... pie - everyone agrees with the concept, but not everyone can achieve the desired results. This teleconference will present the concept of pay-for-performance and its relationship to the compensation strategy. You will learn about the various performance-based plans that can be developed within base salary and variable pay components, and the design elements that can be included. The importance  more...

Drafting Clear and Enforceable Contracts ...become increasingly complex in our litigious society. Why can't contracts just be written in plain language with the common words (and sentence structures) we use in everyday conversation? The truth is - they can! This teleconference is an introductory course on drafting clear and enforceable contracts in a business environment - using language that everyone can understand. It will cover the  more...

Preparing an Accurate Form 1041 ...g taxable income between the entity and its beneficiaries can avoid not only challenges by the IRS but also disgruntled beneficiaries. This teleconference will help you understand the main rules on how to properly prepare Form 1041 for probate estates and simple and complex trusts. Learn what is taxable to and deductible by a fiduciary entity. Discover the required allocation rules concerning  more...

Online Collection Techniques: Do's and Don'ts ..., texting, email and instant messages to communicate. How can debt collectors face this challenge while following debt collection laws that are outdated and don't cover new technology or ways of communication? In this teleconference, 'Online Collection Techniques: Do's and Don'ts,' you can learn more about what types of online collection tools are available, how to use them and how not to use  more...

Common Annexation Issues in Development ...s for the adjustment of government boundaries. Annexation can have a significant impact on the owners of the real property to be annexed, on the annexing government agency and on those who own property in the immediate area. This teleconference will discuss the pros and cons of annexation and how it is used to control development. You will gain useful information regarding the general  more...

Employer's HIPAA Privacy and Security Responsibilities ...ns across the country and locally have experienced significant data breaches resulting in unauthorized access to a vast amount of personal and company confidential information. At the same time, technology continues to advance rapidly, permitting larger and larger quantities of information to be maintained, accessed, and transmitted with the push of a button or downloading seeming harmless  more...

Working With Challenging Parents: Strategies and Techniques ...arties lose out. Valuable time, resources and reputations can be snagged in a spiraling power struggle or in seemingly endless efforts to engage the demanding or avoidant parent. Staff can become demoralized, defensive and protective of their positions; parents lose trust and hope. The child is caught in the middle. Solution: The teleconference examines a spectrum of difficult parent  more...

Prevailing Wage Law--An Understanding of The Davis-Bacon Act ...ial penalties. Failure to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act can have dire consequences, including debarment and the loss of a major source of business, in addition to the exposure to substantial damages and attorneys' fees. This teleconference is critical to ensure you are satisfying the Davis-Bacon Act when competing for and performing federal public works contracts. Learning Objectives - You  more...

Executory Contracts in Bankruptcy: What Every Attorney Needs to Know ...can unexpectedly disrupt the expectations, rights and remedies of contract counterparties. This teleconference seeks to demystify the idiosyncrasies of Bankruptcy Code Section 365. You'll hear strategies for avoiding traps for the unwary and protecting the value of contract rights from the perspectives of both the debtor and the nondebtor counterparties. This program is primarily designed for  more...

Legal Issues Surrounding the Utilization and Maintenance of Computerized Medical Records ...nology and evidence that electronic health record systems can reduce medical errors and lead to more efficient delivery of care, many hospitals and providers are beginning to implement EHRs in their facilities and practices. Despite federal regulations that permit certain donations of EHR technology, the implementation and ongoing use of EHRs is expensive and raises many legal concerns. This  more...

Final Regulations on Shareholder and S Corporation Debt .... The extension of debt by shareholders to S corporations can be an effective way of producing tax basis that supports the ability of shareholders to deduct losses. The regulations now limit that ability with respect to open-account debt. We will discuss how the regulations impact S corporations and their shareholders. Methods of mitigating this impact will be explored. Accountants, CPAs,  more...

Fundamentals of SBA Lending: Documenting, Closing and Funding the SBA Loan ... guarantee from the federal government. While the program can be quite profitable, it's not without its risks. Compliance with SBA regulations is mandatory to ensure success and profitability. With seismic changes occurring to the program over the last several months, it is critical to understand the new regulations and the way to make the SBA loan programs work for you. Presidents, vice  more...

Daubert Motions: Challenging Expert Opinions ...impact of Daubert and its progeny. Used properly, Daubert can be a powerful tool for excluding expert evidence. This teleconference will give you the ammunition you need to challenge opposing expert testimony. You'll learn the basic concepts of the law governing admissibility of expert testimony and get practical and concrete advice on how to bring and defend expert witness challenges under  more...

A Privacy Law Primer: What Every Attorney, Compliance and Security Officer Should Know ...t likely to see privacy issues and some sense of what you can expect on the horizon. This teleconference will provide an overview and update regarding United States privacy and information security laws, regulations and private standards, and a brief overview on how the U.S. laws differ from dominant standards elsewhere. It will provide all the information you need to anticipate the critical  more...

From TV to Twitter: Working With the Media During a Crisis ...-intensive world, how leaders communicate during a crisis can be just as important - sometimes even more important - than how they manage the problem itself. Whether it's a natural disaster, accident, sensational crime or political controversy, the public and the media demand answers and information now, whether through traditional or new social media channels. Managing and surviving a crisis  more...

Practical Transportation Design and Solutions: Concepts and Implementation ...eneral financial bounds may be used, this design approach can often result in an over-designed roadway. In order to meet the challenge of increasing demands with limited financial resources, the planning, prioritization and design of transportation infrastructure must be critically examined to deliver the most effective transportation system to the users. This teleconference will help you to  more...

Shop Drawings and Other Construction Submittals - Legal and Architectural Perspectives ...bmittal process. When the process breaks down, the result can be deficient work, economic loss and even disastrous collapse. This teleconference will help you understand your responsibility and risks in the shop drawings submittal process, and how to handle problems when they arise. In addition, this teleconference will discuss change order requests and requests for information, two other types  more...

Medical Identity Theft: Why You Must Prevent and How to Minimize Its Occurrence ...ent to be accessed and misused. This violation of privacy can have devastating impact on the patient, medically and financially; the resulting reputational and financial fallout on the provider and payer organizations can also be massive. Not only is fraud a risk but also, and more critical, is the threat to safe patient outcomes. This teleconference will focus on how to minimize patient  more...

Collective Bargaining and Construction Labor Contracts ...ing and a better understanding of the law, these problems can be avoided. This teleconference will help contractors gain a better understanding of the types of labor agreements they are being asked to sign, as well as the obligations those agreements impose. This teleconference is critical for contractors who want to proactively plan their labor strategies and avoid the pitfalls and  more...

Workers' Compensation Handbook Best Practices ..., it is essential that all employers take every step they can to reduce their workers' compensation exposure and costs. This 90-minute teleconference is geared to provide you with the best handbook practices - policies, procedures and techniques - for staying in control of your workers' compensation claims and explaining these issues to employees. Human resource managers, benefits and payroll  more...

Curbing FMLA Abuse: How to Manage Manipulative Employees ...d being held accountable for their absences. These issues can wreak havoc on productivity in the workplace. This teleconference will help you understand what you can do to use the FMLA regulations to curb FMLA abuse. This teleconference will explain how to ensure that employees meet all of their obligations under the FMLA. While you cannot stop the use of FMLA leave, you can work to eliminate  more...

Handling Your Post-Judgment Files ...ts and developing a strategy toward effective enforcement can be confusing. In this teleconference, you will learn how to assure that your judgment is effective and can be enforced in and out of the jurisdiction where the judgment was entered. You will learn how judgment liens can be secured and enforced for maximum leverage, including registration outside of the jurisdiction. This  more...

Current Issues in Cell Tower Leases ...omputer and video applications. New cell sites and significant modifications to existing cell sites will also be needed to facilitate the provision of the FCC's new Advanced Wireless Services. This teleconference will help 'level the playing field' by providing private and municipal property owners with the expertise of two faculty members highly experienced in cell tower and cell site leases  more...

Ethics for Paralegals BenefitsThe responsibilities and professional obligations of paralegals are impacted by various ethical considerations and rules. Since paralegals face the same ethical issues that attorneys encounter, paralegals should have an understanding of the appropriate, professional and ethical requirements of attorneys. The more paralegals know about the ethical responsibilities of attorneys, the more  more...

Measuring Inefficiency on a Construction Project ...ciency to the owners and design consultants whose actions can lead to inefficiencies. The first step toward managing efficiency is to understand what it is and know how to measure it. That is the objective of this teleconference. The benefits of being a part of this teleconference include an experienced instructor who will explain ways to enhance your ability to detect inefficiencies before  more...

Conducting Effective Safety Audits ...f an effective safety program. Just as periodic physicals can help you check how healthy you are, periodic safety audits can help evaluate the health of your safety program. This teleconference will outline the four steps you should consider in order to conduct effective safety audits. Manufacturing engineers, presidents, vice presidents, plant managers, quality control personnel, operation  more...

Financial Planning After Retirement: Coordinating the Retirement Plan with the Estate Plan ...lifies as a designated beneficiary of retirement benefits can cost the owner decades of tax deferral as well as 50 percent excise tax penalties. Learn how to provide the best asset protection and estate planning benefits for large retirement plans so that the valuable 'stretch out' does not become a 'blow out.' Most trusts are inadequately drafted to handle retirement plans, especially in light  more...

The Dilemma of Dealing With Bad Plans and Specs: Key Legal Concepts and Tips for Pro-actively Managing Design Errors, Omissions ...the plans and specifications are clear and without significant errors or omissions, the project is much more likely to be on time and within budget. But what happens when plans are riddled with errors, conflicts or omissions? This teleconference will provide you with valuable tips for addressing your obligations, rights and remedies when confronted with poorly drafted, ambiguous or conflicting  more...

Independent Contractor Reporting BenefitsIndependent contractor status has distinct advantages for companies and workers, and continues to grow in popularity. However, as independent contractor relationships have become more common, the risks have become more apparent as well. This teleconference will help you understand how independent contractor status is determined for tax, EEO state law and other purposes, including in PEO  more...

The Interrelationship Between Social Security Disability, Medicare and Workers' Compensation Settlements ...steps to take to minimize the Social Security offset that can occur when a workers' compensation case is settled. The teleconference will also provide a comprehensive analysis of the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute to workers' compensation settlements. Human resource managers, attorneys, benefits and payroll professionals, CFOs, controllers, claims and risk managers,  more...

Developing, Managing and Analyzing a Budget: Understand and Implement an Effective Budget for Better Management and Financial De ...of budgets and processes that have worked for others, one can create an environment and procedure that is a tool for attainment of organizational goals. A suitable budget will, indeed, help define and shape those goals, as well as evaluate the likelihood of achievement. Accountants, tax managers, CFOs, controllers, enrolled agents, business managers and owners, presidents, vice presidents,  more...

Gift Acceptance Policies for Public Charities and Tax-Exempt Organizations ...me types of gifts! A comprehensive gift acceptance policy can help an organization avoid these pitfalls, enhance its donor relationships and run a more successful development program. This teleconference will address the issues that should be covered in a basic gift acceptance policy for a public charity, as well as some of the nuances involved in more complicated gifts. Accountants, CPAs,  more...

Director and Officer Liability: A Focus on Creditor Issues ...e new theories of director and officer liability and what can be done to protect directors and officers from personal liability. The world of director and officer liability is changing. Creditors and trustees are the new plaintiffs asserting new and evolving theories of liability. The causes of action range from failing to take action to avoid insolvency to failing to implement adequate  more...

Statutory Research and Legislative History for Paralegals ...s 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 in conjunction with standard  more...

Tax Practice and Procedure Blunders That Can and Should Be Avoided ...s made by tax practice and procedures practitioners which can and should be avoided. Discussion on inadvertent privilege waiver, failure to control the flow of information at an audit, missing critical deadlines, failure to provide appropriate and adequate refund claims when necessary, and other key procedural mistakes will be addressed. Accountants, CFOs, controllers, accounts payable  more...

Taxation Issues Related to Debt Restructuring, Modifications and Bankruptcies ...ankruptcy. Debt modifications, repurchases and bankruptcy can have a profound tax impact on borrowers and lenders alike. In this teleconference, we will discuss a myriad of issues, including rules that treat debt modifications as taxable transfers, the taxation of cancellation of indebtedness income and exceptions thereto, and the stimulus package rules that allow for a deferral of tax on the  more...

Federal Flood Plain Regulation ...nefitsSafety and environmental issues are the most significant issues in flood plain development today. Practitioners continue to struggle with jurisdictional issues under the Clean Water Act regarding wetlands regulation, with new EPA and USACE guidance following the Rapanos decision offering limited relief. In the post-Hurricane Katrina era, FEMA is proposing sweeping changes to flood plain  more...

Construction Documentation: Preparing Effective Job Records ...nication and accurate recordation of those communications can keep the parties - and the project - on course and out of litigation. And should an irreconcilable dispute nevertheless arise, thorough project documentation facilitates the efficient resolution of that dispute. This teleconference will help you to not only recognize the significance of various project documents, but also the true  more...

Not in My Backyard (NIMBY): Overcoming Development Resistance ...can add millions to the cost of the development project and add months to the permitting process. This teleconference will provide practical, actionable tools to anticipate and avoid community resistance to controversial land use projects and to actively build community enthusiasm for the proposal. We'll begin with an in-depth look at managing hostile audiences - how to avoid triggering angry  more...

Landlord and Tenant Law: Commercial Tenant Bankruptcy Considerations ... such a challenging situation and addresses how landlords can endeavor to maximize their recoveries while tenants may limit their exposure. Specifically, you'll get a step-by-step approach of the bankruptcy process as it impacts commercial leases, including the termination of leases; the assumption, assignment and rejection of such leases in bankruptcy; and enforcing contractually bargained for  more...

Workers' Compensation Metrics: Assessing and Reporting on the Success of Your Program BenefitsIn today's economy, it is especially critical to be able to assess the success of your workers' compensation program and provide meaningful reports to the C-Suite. In this teleconference, you will learn about the key metrics that can be used, where the data for these metrics may be found, sources of benchmarking information and how to most effectively present your success story to  more...

Lighting Design and Control for Commercial Buildings: Increase Sales, Increase Productivity and Save Energy ...enefitsWhatever your business is, the proper illumination can provide paybacks that far exceed the energy saved. Studies have confirmed findings. This topic will be presented in a fast paced teleconference with many real life examples. System efficiencies, impact on other architectural systems and integrated controls will all be discussed. We will discuss daylighting, a 100 year old feature  more...

Satisfying OFCCP's Internet Applicant Rules ...clarified the long awaited definition of an Internet applicant and the revised guidance gives employers additional direction and assistance into this new and growing area of employment issues. Moreover, the OFCCP has initiated a systematic process for monitoring adherence to the Internet Applicant Rule. This teleconference will review the new and expanded OFCCP guidance and provide you with a  more...

Sale-Leaseback Transactions Today: Monetizing Real Estate Assets ...r than debt financing or ownership. Companies have significant capital outlays in real estate that can be redeployed in their core business. Understand the basic financial and accounting rules governing treatment of sale-leaseback transactions and operating leases. Learn about the most common sale leaseback structures that are available, how they work and whether they would be advantageous for  more...

Reductions in Force Litigation Update ...ontinued recession, employers have been faced with significant challenges to reduce costs. Since personnel accounts for a major proportion of overhead, one possible area of consideration is that of a reduction in the workforce. While reaching and implementing such a decision will, in optimum circumstances, involve significant input from counsel experienced in both employment and labor law  more...

Providing Investment Advice to Retirement Plan Participants Without Triggering Liability ...e been constrained in the types of investment advice that can be provided to plan participants. Plan sponsors have long wanted to provide the investment advice their participants desire, but without incurring liability for advice given in good faith. This teleconference provides practical advice to human resource and benefits professionals, along with their consultants and attorneys, as to how  more...

Form 709: Gift Tax Fundamentals BenefitsTransfer taxes are imposed on the gratuitous transfer of property. When property is transferred during lifetime, a gift tax may be imposed. While the most ignored tax, failure to properly comply with the gift tax laws during life may cause estate tax problems at death. During this teleconference, you will learn when a gift tax return should be filed, what type of gifts need to be reported,  more...

Lawful Hiring ... an employer (the New Haven Fire Department in that case) can violate discrimination laws when taking steps to attempt to achieve nondiscriminatory selection and testing procedures. This teleconference will cover the leading laws that regulate or affect the hiring process. The teleconference will go beyond explaining the laws and will give practical guidance on how to design and document  more...

Protecting Attorney Work Product in Communications With Testifying and Consulting Experts ...subject to disclosure. 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  more...

Managing Post-Construction Claims ...can ruin a previously successful job. Such claims arise from a host of problems, such as physical failures, unpaid lower tier contractors, undiscovered defects of design and construction, and personal injuries. Taking steps to avoid such claims is prudent but companies also need strategies to deal with claims that inevitably arise. This teleconference will explore how to manage such claims,  more...

Minimize Risk with Legal Case, Matter and Practice Management Systems BenefitsCase, matter, and practice management systems and processes will help your practice become more efficient and effective in all aspects of operating your practice and addressing the needs of clients. Whether you are a litigator or a transactional attorney, in private practice or in a legal department, this seminar will focus on the functions and advantages of case, matter, and practice  more...

Dealing with Employee Gambling in the Workplace ...illion dollar pastime that is enjoyed by millions of Americans, including groups of employees in the average workplace. The NCAA or Super Bowl office pool can increase morale, create camaraderie among co-workers and generally be a fun and exciting event, especially with the prospect for a lucky employee of a substantial monetary payout. Workplace gambling, however, also has a dark side. Lost  more...

Understanding the Complexities of OCIPs and CCIPs Insurance Programs ...ferred to as wrap-ups, are becoming more popular, as they can result in significant savings if properly structured and managed. While historically available only on the largest of projects, more recently these programs have been used on projects as small as $25 million in construction costs. Another variant known as the rolling wrap-up is becoming more popular for businesses that build multiple  more...

Current Issues in Attributional and Agency Nexus ...us - and will explain some of the traps and pitfalls that can subject a business to state tax obligations despite a lack of direct physical presence. Learn how a related company can create nexus and understand the do's and don'ts to reduce nexus risks. The panel will also discuss the latest legislative and case law developments, including the controversial web-based nexus statute in New York  more...

Product Development Metrics for Manufacturers: Measuring Your Productivity ...litated great improvements in corporations without significantly benefiting most marketing, R D and product development organizations. Inventive professionals resist measurement citing that it reduces innovation and invention. R D and product development measurement practices have not changed significantly over the past 30 years, while other business functions have undergone transformations.  more...

Withholding of Taxes on Payments to Foreign Persons and Entities ...Understanding the rules for withholding on these payments can reduce liability to the IRS. After this teleconference, you will be able to identify when income is subject to withholding, evaluate the proper procedures to withhold and comply with the proper documentation. Accountants, tax managers, accounts payable professionals, bookkeepers, CFOs, controllers, enrolled agents, business managers  more...

Employment Law Compliance: Disciplining or Terminating a Workers' Comp Claimant ...e is put on hold when the employee goes out on leave. How can employers deal with these situations? This teleconference will review when you may legally discharge or layoff an employee who is on leave due to a compensable workplace injury or other reason. As a result of this teleconference, you will understand the restrictions imposed on discipline and discharge of employees while on worker's  more...

Purchasing Law: Breach, Repudiation and Excuse ...nce will provide you a basic understanding about what you can do when your purchase contract goes bad. You will receive a primer on the steps you need to take to preserve your rights and the remedies that may be available under the Uniform Commercial Code. Learn about the important notifications you need to make when the goods arrive but are defective, or when you learn the goods don't work  more...

Major Issues in WiMAX Tower Leases and Zoning ... You will be able to differentiate whether WiMAX antennas can be added to an existing tower under the current lease or whether a lease amendment and rent increase are appropriate. You will be able to recite key terms which should be in a WiMAX lease, so as to protect the landowner. You will be able to outline zoning issues that are unique to WiMAX antennas and potential resolutions. You will be  more...

Metadata Scrubbing and Mining - Legal, Ethical and Practical Implications ...h of confidentiality and malpractice traps. Learn how you can protect your clients - and your law firm or law department. Avoid the metadata fates that befell the U.N. Secretary General, the British Prime Minister, the Federal Trade Commission, the Social Security Administration, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the N.D. Cal. U.S. Attorney's Office Criminal  more...

Pervious Concrete - The Pavement That Drinks! ...nd storm water management. Property owners and developers can also reduce fees and enhance the bottom line by using pervious concrete, which commonly provides 20 or more years of service with little or no maintenance. You will learn about the latest mix designs, freeze and thaw resistance, environmental benefits, storm water management planning and placement techniques. This teleconference will  more...

Understanding Business Valuations From Purpose to Product ...n methods employed, products delivered and prices charged can vary widely depending on the purpose of the business valuation and the appraiser or firm engaged. Therefore, it is very important for consumers of business valuation services to be educated as to the types of appraiser credentials, the levels of valuation services, the business valuation process and the expected content of business  more...

ALTA Policy, Endorsements and Transaction Strategies with Title Insurance ...he course will discuss how counsel, investors and lenders can avoid title pitfalls and coverage gaps, expedite a pre-closing response to coverage requests, and ultimately enhance coverage. Critical legal issues and practical considerations often coincide with factors that mask underlying real estate title impediments. Distinguishing among the array of popular endorsements and obtaining  more...

Using Green Strategies for Your Business to Increase Your Profits BenefitsEven though times are tough, companies with green products and services are weathering the storm better, and are better positioned for the future. CEO's of many of the largest corporations say sustainability is just as relevant during this economic crisis, if not more so (source: World Business Council on Sustainable Development). Obama's Stimulus Plan is focused on green jobs and  more...

Social Networking in the Workplace: Policies, Monitoring and Discipline Issues BenefitsSocial networking via online tools such as MySpace , Facebook and Twitter has exploded in popularity over the last few years. According to an October 2008 survey, 51 percent of employees accessed social networks at least once per day at work; many of them did so for an hour or more per week. Despite these numbers and the risks inherent in employees using social networking tools, such as  more...

Effective UCC Search Strategies to Minimize Risk BenefitsLenders and other creditors need to know where they stand if a debtor becomes bankrupt. Primarily, this is a function of whether they have a lien or security interest and if so, whether anyone else has a prior lien or security interest. Liens generally must be made public in some way - usually by a filing in a public office - in order to enjoy priority, so prospective lenders and creditors  more...

Collection Issues for Attorneys: Practical and Ethical Considerations ...n about the quality of the service or may claim that they cannot pay your fees. Whatever the excuse, it is a problem that can be lessened. This teleconference is designed to provide you with practical and ethical methods how to best avoid this potential problem. The teleconference explains that the best way to avoid problems with getting paid is to establish an effective business intake system  more...

New Regulations for the Credit Card Industry: Prepare Now and Avoid Penalties ...table changes in the bill are when and how a card company can raise an individual's interest rate, who can receive a solicitation for a credit card, how payments are applied to credit card balances and how much time cardholders are given to pay their bill. Card issuers will have to speed up implementation as certain provisions of the bill will go into effect in 90 days and other provisions  more...

Developing A Sound HR Metrics System ...ation's HR metrics system fall short of expectations? How can we effectively measure the value that our employees bring to our organizations? How do we measure the effectiveness of our human resources department? Utilizing proper metrics and benchmarking can provide the answers to these questions. Attend this teleconference and learn the importance of demonstrating HR's value to the  more...

Don't Bet the Company: Understanding and Avoiding Class Actions in Labor and Employment Law! ...class actions is that a small claim among a few employees can mushroom into a huge claim worth millions of dollars once some ferocious plaintiff's lawyers get their teeth into it and add hundreds of additional claims through the simple process of becoming a class action. Not only do you have to pay a huge settlement to a large number of class members, but attorney's fees are added on top of  more...

Combating Rising Construction Costs ...frequent occurrences. When costs rise, someone pays - how can you avoid being the one who pays? A savvy construction business person can take many steps along the way to apportion the risks of construction in a way to ensure that his or her company avoids getting stuck with the bill for escalating costs. Some of the most important tools at your disposal come into play before construction  more...

Dynamic Tips for Effective E-Discovery ...nd it certainly has earned this status, but its notoriety can at times belie the legal community's tender grasp of its many complexities and implications. Paralegals and legal assistants - the 'case managers' during discovery - are perhaps the people most dramatically impacted by the way electronic discovery continues to change case workflow, yet many paralegals and other legal professionals  more...

Show Me the Money: Determining Return on Investment for People, Projects and Programs ...e, is defined in terms of return on investment. Until you can produce solid, verifiable numbers that prove the worth of investments, you may never gain the respect and leverage necessary to keep your processes moving forward. But to report ROI in isolation of other measures of performance is insufficient. The ROI methodology is the most applied and documented approach to addressing this  more...

Conflicts With Additional Insured Coverage ...olicies. Relying upon another parties' insurance coverage can offer important benefits to the additional insured, whose own insurance coverage may not be implicated in the event of a claim. At the same time, relying upon additional insurance coverage can present pitfalls. A variety of forms are used to provide this coverage and these different forms may provide less (or more) coverage than the  more...

Value Engineering Change Proposals in Government Contracting ...s a vehicle through which acquisition and operating costs can be reduced while the contractor's rate of return is increased. This teleconference helps contractors understand the purpose of VE clauses, and the proper manner to submit a VECP. Further, this teleconference will highlight notable VE case law, calling attention to hotly contested VE issues throughout the Courts and Boards of Contract  more...

Drafting Document Retention Policies BenefitsThe most dramatic shift in record retention issues occurs in the day-to-day management of employee communications and the records they create. Learn how to develop comprehensive document retention, compliance and risk management protocols, and to delineate the types of records the law requires companies to maintain. Learn preservation procedures and how they are impacted by computer  more...

Basics of Trust Administration ...he considerable deviations that written trust instruments can make from state law. The materials will provide citations to the Uniform Trust Code and to the laws of two non-UTC states (New York and Indiana) to illustrate each general principle or issue. n nThis teleconference will be a useful introduction to trust administration principles or a refresher course in those principles for  more...

Statement on Auditing Standards No. 104 - No. 111 Risk Assessment Standards nThis teleconference will provide experienced and inexperienced auditors a concise summary of the risk assessment standards. In addition, this will provide auditors recommendations on how to become more efficient and effective in their application of these standards leading to less time required to implement the standards and a greater realization on audits. Since the majority of auditors may be  more...

Building Information Modeling: Planning, Design and Legal Considerations ...t is not useful. No one knows everything about BIM but we can start by talking about authoritative sources for BIM information, then sprinkle in some basic BIM concepts. Information will be presented that will be of interest for any team member. We will talk about some new developments in BIM contract language that you may have heard about, as well as what legal issues may be real and what may  more...

Voir Dire: Effective Techniques for Getting and Using the Information You Need ..., subject to the broad discretion of the trial court, and can vary widely between jurisdictions, judges and even different cases before the same judge. A trial lawyer's strike decisions are some of the most important strategic decisions made in any jury trial. Yet, often those decisions must be made with little time for reflection and based upon vague or incomplete information. This  more...

Benchmarking your Health Benefit Program: How Do You Stack Up? ...can increase your competitiveness by knowing the kinds and the quality of health insurance other employers are offering. Measuring your health plan against meaningful benchmarks will help fuel your strategies not only for reducing cost, but also for recruiting, employee retention and health plan design. n nThis teleconference will work through several methods to evaluate your health benefit  more...

Paid Sick Leave Update: Policies and Procedures in an Evolving Workplace nMany employers voluntarily provide their employees with paid sick leave. Increasingly, however, states and localities are dictating that employers allow employees to use these 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  more...

Increasing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Manufacturing Logistics nIn manufacturing logistics, the first priority is providing the right support to make production flow smoothly and put out the goods the company sells. This is effectiveness. The second priority is to provide this support without wasting human, technical or financial resources. This is efficiency. What most companies do in logistics is pursue efficiency at the expense of effectiveness, curtailing  more...

Structuring and Drafting Conservation Easements ...can be complicated and the failure to consider the effects of possible pitfalls can be devastating. This teleconference will provide you with the legalities of creating a conservation easement and establish what the priorities are when it comes to structuring and drafting them. You will gain an appreciation for the complexities of crafting a form of conservation easement that works. Pitfalls  more...

Construction Contract Accounting: A Three-Dimensional Look at the Numbers ...omply with the terms of the contract. Financial reporting can help you become more profitable by giving you the information you need to make smart management decisions. This teleconference will discuss three types of accounting - financial, tax and internal/management. Learn how to combine the different methods to get a three-dimensional view of your construction business and improve your  more...

Understanding the Role and Powers of the Trust Protector ...y and trusts have evolved in just the last 100 years. How can we anticipate what changes lie ahead of us from both a tax and nontax perspective? Is the movement towards multigenerational trusts pushing the planning horizon many years past the point most estate planners were trained to envision? This teleconference will identify those unintended consequences and discuss how designing a trust  more...

Enabling Loan Processes with Paperless Files nLenders today face a variety of challenges - loss mitigation, fraud detection, audit compliance, underwriting and risk mitigation; and access demands on loan documentation are greater than ever. This teleconference will help you understand the benefits and potential pitfalls of paperless loan files, the considerations that must be made in choosing and implementing paperless systems, and the ways  more...

Staying Compliant with the Medicare Incident-To Rules ...ice dollar counts, the Medicare incident-to billing rules can enable physicians to capture revenue from common services performed by office staff. The incident-to rules, while simple on their face, can be complex in their application and failing to follow each element of the rules can result in overpayments and even false claims liability. Knowing the rules and applying them correctly in your  more...

Enforcing Arbitration Agreements: 14 Penn Plaza and Other Recent Developments in Arbitration of Statutory Employment Claims ... Court held that a union-negotiated arbitration agreement can bind individual employees to arbitrate statutory age discrimination claims. This decision continues the trend of enforcing agreements to arbitrate employment discrimination claims. 14 Penn Plaza should cause all legal professionals to consider the advantages of agreements to arbitrate statutory claims - whether in the union or  more...

Construction Site Hazard Prevention ...nvolve the same violations over and over again. Penalties can be quite severe and may also result in lost business. Although most companies have detailed safety programs, translation of requirements to field activities may not be consistent. The most difficult aspect of establishing an effective safety plan involves the establishment of proactive hazard recognition and accident prevention  more...

Smoking Discrimination in the Workplace: On and Off the Clock ...rgue an employer's interest in the smoking habits of applicants and employees ends at the employer's property line, and that an employer has no business regulating whether applicants or employees smoke off-duty, away from the employer's premises. They caution that if an employer can regulate an individual's off-duty smoking habits at home or even on vacation, the "slippery slope" could lead to  more...

How To Prevent Construction Projects From Going Bad ...sky than ever. This teleconference focuses on actions you can take to keep your project pointed toward success. It addresses the steps that can and should be taken to help anticipate, identify and manage the problems inherent in the construction process. n nThis teleconference is intended to benefit attendees who want to have a better understanding of the pitfalls of the construction process  more...

Developing an Effective Property Management Plan nThe world of real estate and finance has changed dramatically. Are you interested in making more money? Having more free time? Living life with less stress? If you are a professional HOA property or community manager, or if you are thinking of becoming a HOA property manager, you will want to know what's new in property management. Become acquainted with the newest technology and how you can  more...

Medical Records Releases, Retention and Confidentiality Requirements nMedical providers and others (health plans, vendors, etc.) who retain medical or health records are often subjected to complex and conflicting requirements to maintain the confidentiality and restrict the disclosure of the information. Complex and overlapping rules and regulations impose rigid requirements that must be met before information is released, and require medical record repositories to  more...

SAS 70 Requirements, Obligations, and Audit Survival Best Practices ...ess your organization's control objectives and activities can help satisfy these customers' concerns. To successfully navigate the SAS 70 audit process, it is important to know as much as possible about what a SAS 70 is, what auditors are looking for and how to support a successful SAS 70 audit process. This teleconference is critical for those who have been identified as the accountable  more...

Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Reduce Defects, Improve Quality and Make More Money ...that must be mastered by Lean Six Sigma professionals and can be used in every type of organization to reduce defects, improve quality and make more money! n nThis easy tool asks these simple questions: n- What can go wrong? n- Where can it go wrong? n- How bad will it be? n- Can we see it coming? n- Should we try to prevent it? n nIf you can count to 10, multiply three numbers together  more...

Presenteeism: Measurement and Intervention Issues for Employers and Health Plans ...ere lost due to presenteeism. Work site wellness programs can potentially make many important contributions to the measurement and reduction of productivity losses associated with presenteeism. This teleconference will cover a working definition of presenteeism, the major methodological approaches to its measurement, some of the common perceptions and misperceptions about its occurrences and  more...

FDIC's Role When a Financial Institution Fails: What Businesses and Bankers Need to Know nThe FDIC is modernizing its current business processes and procedures for determining deposit insurance coverage in the event of a failure of one of the largest insured depository institutions. This teleconference will provide you with information on the complex rules governing FDIC insurance coverage and how to maximize FDIC coverage. The coverage rules, the new rules recently passed and  more...

Brownfield Redevelopment and LEED. in 2009 - What Happens When You Mix Green and Brown? ...d a market demand for a limited supply of green buildings can provide ROI when measured against the up-front development and construction costs. Green buildings can also yield an increase to net operating income and enhance real estate market value. n nA survey by the Northeast-Midwest Institute indicated a trend that large-scale, community transforming brownfields redevelopment in the U.S. is  more...

IRS Form 941 Reporting Update nThe IRS collects hundreds of billions of dollars of employment taxes each year - more than any other source of revenue. Form 941 and related forms lie at the heart of the IRS's employment tax collection system. Much of the administrative burden under that system falls on employers. An employer's failure to understand and comply with its obligations can result in IRS assessments, audits and  more...

Understanding the New GFE and HUD-1/IA Settlement Statements ... Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and creates significant new responsibilities and potential liabilities in connection with the preparation and provision of those forms. No loan originator can afford to do business after year-end without a complete understanding of the changes brought about by the new rule, which will take considerable time and effort to implement. n nThis teleconference  more...

Getting to the Root of Root Cause Analysis ...but we are delivering "slower, worse and costly." Failure can mean not meeting a customer requirement. It can relate to form, fit and function. Failure can also mean destruction, injury or death. n nWhere do we start looking for answers? How do we get to the real root cause so that we can provide the permanent and effective solutions that our bosses and customers expect us to come up with? How  more...

Community Benefit Agreements ...can increase public participation in the planning process, promote smart growth and environmental justice goals, and bring neighborhoods, local governments, and private interests together to make development projects more sustainable, transparent and accountable. Negotiating a CBA can be a win-win solution for community groups and developers. The community receives assurances about job  more...

Key Components of an Effective Mentor Program nSchool districts, communities, youth serving agencies, corporations and the federal government are working to provide solutions to the most pressing problems facing school aged youth today. The challenges include improving attitudes about school, reducing absenteeism, keeping youth away from risky behavior (e.g., drugs, alcohol and gang activity) and improving their academic performance. n nIt  more...

Managing And Disciplining Unsafe Employees - A Cornerstone Of An Effective Safety Program ...potential detrimental impact of ignoring unsafe employees can have on a company and the possible civil and criminal liability that can occur. This teleconference will examine the policies and procedures that need to be in place to deal with these issues. Another part of the discussion will be on how effective management and discipline play a critical role in the establishing defenses in OSHA  more...

Payment Fraud ...on, fraud trends, identity verification and phishing. You can expect to be able to answer four basic questions after attending the session: for electronic payments, be able to define the differences and priority for managing fraud, credit and authentication; gain a basic understanding of how e-commerce fraud has evolved, being able to describe the characteristics of past attacks on e-commerce  more...

Construction Delays Caused by Permitting ...Construction delays caused by delays in obtaining permits can result in significant costs to all parties involved in a project. It is essential for you to know how to avoid permitting delays and how to address them when they arise. This teleconference will address how to use contract language to minimize and allocate the risks associated with permitting delays. In addition, it will address  more...

Establishing Payment Arrangements: Beyond Net 30 ...n 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 receivables,  more...

Cumulative Impact Claims ...roving what the cumulative impact was and proving damages can prove to be very difficult. Defenses to cumulative impact claims can also render a claim meaningless without ever getting to the merits. This teleconference will explore the nature and history of cumulative impact claims, how best to present them and how to prove damages for such claims. Common defenses to cumulative impact claims  more...

Impact of the New ADA Amendments on Schools ...dividuals 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 education accommodations under Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In subsequent  more...

Differing Site Conditions ...AC, plumbing, fire sprinkler and communications subtrades can all determine whether the new and existing utilities, beams, piping and conduits are going to run into each other or not. Accordingly, there should be less in the way of differing site condition claims as between those subtrades if BIM is in use. However, BIM has only been used in the most complex and high-dollar construction  more...

Real Estate Market Studies: Critical Decision Tool or Superfluous Information? ...cant real estate projects are required to pass the market study hurdle during due diligence. What factors impact the applicability, reliability and timeliness of these market studies? This teleconference will help real estate professionals identify the best providers of market studies, formulate a scope of work to suit the needs of the assignment, assist the consultant without clouding the  more...

Internal ERISA Audits: Getting It Right Before the Government Shows Up nEmployee benefits plans are subject to a large number of requirements imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and by other laws such as the Internal Revenue Code. Failure to comply with these complex and ever-changing requirements could lead to substantial penalties or even the meltdown of the plan. This teleconference will highlight a number of these requirements and show you how  more...

Preparing for and Properly Reacting To Legal and Illegal Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace ...urce personnel, while dealing with the problem improperly can lead to significant liability under federal and law, including the Americans With Disabilities Act and employee privacy laws. This teleconference will help you understand what laws may govern or affect workplace decisions relating to drugs and alcohol. You will also learn how to develop appropriate policies that can be tailored to  more...

Handling Federal Garnishments from Receipt to Termination ... or general creditors. Failing to follow garnishment laws can be very costly for employers, and thus it is critical to carefully follow the requirements of any garnishment. This teleconference will explain the different kinds of garnishments under federal law and their use and limitations. It will provide you with a common sense and practical guide for fulfilling the legal imposed by such  more...

Unrelated Business Income Tax - Tax Information for Charities and Other Nonprofits ...nrelated business income tax. The result of noncompliance can be disastrous in terms of revenue and reputational loss to the organization. The IRS has the ability to assess penalties, sanctions and even revoke the nonprofit status of the organization. This teleconference will enable you to address some of the old and new issues that currently face the sector in the area of unrelated business  more...

Supply Chain Strategies in a Down Economy ...taking to cope during the current economic downturn. What can companies do to help weather the storm? Taking an aggressive look at supplier costs can be a key strategy for shoring up the bottom line. This teleconference will help you answer the following questions: Have you pulled all the levers possible to achieve savings in the short term? Are you getting the best price for the goods and  more...

Optimize Your Workforce Scheduling ...can become a nightmare. Because labor is a significant cost of production, management is often under pressure to keep their workforce lean and flexible. The aim of workforce scheduling is to balance constraints to ensure that the right people with the right skills are in the right place at the right time. Workforce planning provides a systematic approach to determining staffing needs, analyzing  more...

Client Rights Issues: Informed Consent and Confidentiality ... Failure to properly comply with these legal requirements can result in regulatory sanctions as well as liability for health care providers. This teleconference will help you understand the legal requirements for informed consent for treatment in a variety of settings, including medical, mental and AODA treatment as well as the legal requirements regarding client privacy. It will provide you  more...

Effective Fundraising Techniques for Nonprofit Organizations ...nual operating support as well as ways every organization can participate in the coming intergenerational wealth transfer through a planned estate giving program. It will cover comprehensive campaign basics so you can see how a campaign can improve your fundraising effectiveness and efficiency. In the second part of the program we'll look at the resources needed for fundraising success, how to  more...

Effective Exit Interviews ...g? n nImplemented properly, a good exit interview program can provide an employer with a host of valuable information that can be used to improve its employee relations and HR function. Why are employees leaving? Is there a problem with a particular department, supervisor or program that is driving employees away? Are there hidden problems or legal issues that current employees are reluctant to  more...

Mitigating the Impact of Construction Projects: Hurdles to Project Success ...y are the center of controversy surrounding a project and can lead to unnecessary delays, lost productivity, added project costs and bad public relations. This teleconference will provide you with practical strategies for identifying and controlling negative impacts to the surrounding community and environment. The teleconference will cover the most common nuisance complaints and methods to  more...

Tax and Estate Planning for Clients Relocating to Florida ... Florida. Certainly the appeal of Florida's great weather can be too much to resist for some, but the move has consequences. Tax laws in Florida are generally much more favorable than the laws of the state the client is departing. Similarly, the laws impacting asset protection planning are generally more protective of the client's assets. In addition, out-of-state practitioners must be aware of  more...

What Every Business Person Needs to Know About Legal Issues in Contracts nMost businesses enter into contracts thinking they know precisely what they want to accomplish and what they have agreed to. All too often this is not actually the case. Written agreements may not reflect what a business believes it negotiated. Parties may later recall terms different from what seems to be reflected in the initial agreement. And all too often, the legal boilerplate terms turn out  more...

Purchasing Contract Disputes ...y to minimize the business interruptions (and costs) that can occur when purchasing contract disputes occur - and turn potential career-limiting purchasing disasters in 2009 into success stories. This introductory course will help you understand how such disputes arise, how to avoid them and how to deal with those legal disputes that you can't avoid. You'll gain an understanding of standard  more...

401(k) Plan Costs Including Recent Update on Supreme Court Rule LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates Inc. ...nge is posed by the rigorous ERISA fiduciary laws - which can cost you plenty if you're not prepared! n nThis teleconference will provide a best practices review and overview of ERISA fiduciary concepts that impact the way your 401(k) plan is structured and operates, with a focus on fees and expenses, and the new class action lawsuits. You'll learn about the issues facing 401(k) sponsors and  more...

Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Guidance Under the New Administration - Rapanos or Oberstar? ...ment in and around waters of the United States was significantly altered by the Rapanos decision. Indeed, that landscape continues to shift as the Army Corps and the courts respond in new ways to a perceived loss of jurisdiction. This teleconference will help you understand the ever-changing jurisdictional landscape and navigate a course to project approval. The teleconference will explain how  more...

Estate Planning Opportunities in an Uncertain Environment nMotivate the reluctant client; freeze the estate value to reduce the estate tax load. How many of us have clients waiting on the sidelines to decide what to do after experiencing 2008? The uncertain times and uncertain market have actually created the perfect time to use some of the advanced planning tools in the estate planner's arsenal. Depressed values for good assets open up the opportunity  more...

Best Practices in Purchasing Software ...can be frustrating for the business owner. Once you get past the 10-point, double column format of most vendors' license forms, you begin to understand that there are no standard terms and conditions for licensing software - each deal is unique. This teleconference will help the person responsible for evaluating, purchasing and maintaining enterprise-wide software applications understand  more...

Criminal Liabilities Under HIPAA-Who Knew You Could Go to Prison? ...on, failing to be aware of criminal liability under HIPAA can lull health care providers into lax compliance efforts, thus exposing health care providers and individuals to increasingly severe sanctions. More importantly, depending on the facts of a given case, directors, officers and employees may also be directly liable in accordance with general principles of corporate criminal liability, as  more...

Managing Risk and Investments for Trustees and Other Fiduciaries nAlthough the investment decisions by fiduciaries supposedly are not to be judged with hindsight, and trustees are not deemed to be guarantors of the investment performance of trust assets under their management, as a practical matter, claims by beneficiaries for poor investment performance will only be raised when the trust has sustained losses. Further complicating the matter, such litigation  more...

Begin With the Brain: Three Things Educators Need to Know! ... our classroom practices. Understanding some brain basics can give you guidelines to help you design truly brain-compatible classrooms and school environments. When the brain reacts to stress, its capabilities are minimized. For learning to occur, the brain needs stimulation in a multisensory, enriched environment. To assure long-term retention, the brain must actively process new learning  more...

Hot Topics for 501(c)(3) Organizations ... it's finally here! Whether you love it or loathe it, you can't put it off any longer. We will spend a majority of the time talking about some of the hot-button issues that the new form raises both in terms of simple compliance and in communicating with and involving your board. But wait, there's more! After this teleconference, you'll also be prepared to take advantage of the renewed IRA  more...

Lease vs. Buy: Choosing the Best Option ...ns faced by businesses every day. Making the wrong choice can not only result in economic loss but significant disruption of business, loss of time and opportunity. This teleconference will provide you with a comparison of the benefits and pitfalls of financing business equipment through equipment lease financings and by purchasing. The speakers will approach the issues from several  more...

How to Get Your Prospect to Move From "I ll Think It Over" to Yes! ...Let me get back with you on this?" n nOften these phrases can be the kiss of death to your deal or project. Let's face the truth - when you hear someone give those replies, most of the time they're not moving in a positive direction. This teleconference will tell you specifically what you can do to reduce the amount of times you get those responses and what to do when you hear those replies.  more...

Employee Retaliation: Supreme Court Update ...ation, 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 refer to retaliation. Moreover, the CBOCS West decision recognizes a retaliation  more...

What You Need to Know About Section 404 Permits ...o wetlands, the Corps' regulations and the permit process can represent a significant part of a project's development. The identification of wetlands or other waters on a project site, determination of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act and ultimately the need for any permits can influence project design, schedule and cost. In today's atmosphere of changing regulatory practices,  more...

Reducing Insulin Errors ... Prevention announced this past June that 24 million Americans now have diabetes, an increase of three million people in just two years. Diabetes is also one of the most common diagnoses seen in hospitalized patients. Moreover, insulin may be the preferred medication to manage glucose while patients are hospitalized. The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the  more...

Problems and Risks Associated With Green Construction ... qualification of the development; how the design process can help to avoid those failures; the necessity of communication among all project participants to enhance achievement of green criteria and standards; elements of design that enhance energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact; the direct and hidden costs of a failure to achieve green criteria and standards, and those provisions  more...

Reading and Understanding Soil Reports nJust because you have hired a consultant to provide you a soils report does not necessarily mean it will be put to good use. Many of the terms and even the recommendations given in soils reports could use some explanation. This teleconference helps the users of the soils report(s) understand what type of soils report you may need, the technical terms found within the soils report, what is really  more...

Appellate Process Basics for Legal Professionals ...d deadlines. Failure to follow the appropriate procedures can be fatal to an appeal or, at a minimum, compromise its chance of success. A paralegal's thorough assistance is invaluable in making certain the rules are followed and obligations are met. This teleconference will provide you with an overview of the life cycle of a federal court appeal, guide you through the nuts and bolts of the  more...

Reading Financial Statements: A Creditor's Perspective nThis teleconference will teach you how to read and understand financial statements, especially from a creditor's perspective. It is also for investors and business owners who not only desire to expand their business, but who want a better handle on what the number on their financial statements mean and how they can become useful tools. This teleconference will impart useful and practical ideas,  more...

Estate Planning for Vacation Homes ...for many families. Providing a place where family members can relax, reconnect and escape the busy pace of life is increasingly significant to many families. Parents want to perpetuate these cherished memories and experiences throughout the generations. To do so requires careful, thoughtful planning by both the parents who own the property and those to whom they would like to pass this unique  more...

Differentiated Instruction: Striving to Reach and Teach All Learners nIn every classroom, teachers are faced with the challenge of educating students who differ in their readiness, interests and learning needs. They are supposed to deliver a set of standards, which may overwhelm some students while leaving others unchallenged and unmotivated. What can you do to help meet the needs of all students? In this teleconference, you will get an overview of differentiated  more...

Payroll Recordkeeping: What You Need to Know ...s Act. Did you realize that liability for FLSA violations can be enormous? Recent reports estimate that over the last few years companies have collectively paid out more than $1 billion annually to resolve FLSA claims! Learn the role of the FLSA and its requirements as to the records to be kept by the employer regarding wages, hours and other items, as specified in the Department of Labor  more...

Intermittent Leave Under FMLA nThis teleconference is designed to assist you in effectively managing FMLA leave taken on an intermittent or reduced-schedule basis. You'll learn the basics of intermittent and reduced-schedule leave, including the circumstances under which such leave must be made available to employees and how you should track these leaves. The teleconference will also address notice and certification issues as  more...

Challenges and Contractual Issues With Sub-Subcontractors ...enges and concerns - from dealing with a bid process that can lock in a bidding subcontractor without any written agreement, to subcontractor form contracts that are written largely, if not entirely, in favor of the general contractor. In addition to concerns in bidding and contract formation, a subcontractor must constantly evaluate and preserve its relationship with the prime contractor on  more...

Overcome Your Competition: Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace ...improve their approach and really focus on the value they can offer decision makers. Relationships must be built on a foundation of mutual respect. n nHave you ever stopped and asked yourself why your team doesn't start their selling efforts at the top? What is the basis of the relationship that is formed with the prospect? Wonder why the close to pursuit sales ratio is so low? This  more...

Reclamation and Rehabilitation of Vacant Properties ...arn more about urban community building techniques. These can be applied across the transect from villages, suburbs and cities. Building community will be closely tied to building real estate value. This teleconference will help you prepare for making money as the real estate market begins to recover. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to discuss value in damaged and stigmatized sites.  more...

Obtaining and Sustaining a Tax-Exempt Status nIn today's environment, the pressure on tax-exempt organizations to comply with the tax rules is greater than ever. In this teleconference, you'll learn the difference between nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, how an organization qualifies for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, how to distinguish between private foundation and public charities, how to understand the benefits of public charity  more...

Implementing Green Initiatives in Government nPublic agencies across the country are implementing green mandates and determining the best routes to meet their objectives in an efficient and effective manner. Green experts and experienced agencies are sharing their best practices and information so as to help other public agencies reap the benefits of their tested proven methodologies. Register for this teleconference and gain access to a  more...

The Complete Closing Checklist ...end everything else that is involved before a transaction can actually close and fund. This teleconference will provide an overview to understand the entire process required for closing a commercial loan transaction. Explanation of the documentation necessary from an attorney's perspective to close a commercial loan transaction, as well as what the documentation consists of and why it is  more...

Electronic Record Retention: Mistakes HR Professionals Can Avoid nLearn the facts and get advice on cutting your dependence on paper records. According to the Association of Information and Image Management, more than half of organizations that attempt to implement paperless records management systems fail. Don't be one of them. This teleconference will help HR managers and anyone attempting to implement paperless records management to go paperless effectively.  more...

Pitfalls with Lean Implementation nAre you (or about to be) in the 90% lean failure group? In implementing lean, the cards are stacked against your success. The sad truth is this: eight or nine organizations of 10 who embark on implementing an improvement initiative like lean, Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma FAIL to get the benefits they should. This wastes time and money, and disenfranchises the workforce. In extreme cases, it can  more...

Understanding the Rules of Legal Citations ...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 Harvard Law Review Association, provides the most widely used, though not exclusive, citation  more...

Advanced Records Management: The Intersection of Good Records Management and eDiscovery Preparedness ...can have an enormous impact on e-discovery preparedness and a corporation's bottom line. While many corporations have established policies related to paper records, many of those same corporations have failed to update those policies to account for their rapidly increasing volumes of electronically stored information. No form of ESI demonstrates these complex issues more so than backup tapes.  more...

Effective Job Cost Reports in Construction Project Management ... the job cost report. Properly designed and used, the JCR can be a powerful document that provides an up-to-date snapshot of the project status that also highlights potential problems before they seriously impact a project's success. This 90 minute teleconference will address the entire life cycle of the JCR, including the proper creation, implementation, maintenance and use of a JCR. You'll  more...

Understanding the Apportionment Rules for Service-Based Businesses ...ng a taxpayer's state income tax apportionment percentage can provide opportunities - with careful planning - for state tax minimization or create traps that - without such planning - lead to multiple taxation. Service-based businesses face particular difficulties in identifying and analyzing the rules applicable to their operations for two reasons. First, state apportionment rules were written  more...

Answers to Top 10 Common Payroll Questions nEvery week, unsuspecting employers throughout the country are hit with wage/house lawsuits, resulting in protracted litigation, business interruptions and costly settlements. Employers are often shocked to learn that their payroll practices, which may be entirely compliant under federal regulations, do not comply with differing state laws and regulations. Register for this teleconference and  more...

Noise Control Design for Condominium and Multifamily Dwellings nToday's condominium buyers have become much more sophisticated with respect to acoustical issues, largely because of the horror stories related to them by the media and their acquaintances. Buyers not only want a condominium unit that is quiet when the building is complete, but they also want assurance during the design and sales process that footfall noise from above and airborne noise from  more...

Design Professionals' Exposure for Design Errors and Omissions ...isk and address how insurance and contractual protections can be used to minimize the exposure of the design professional. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to discuss the new 2007 provisions of the AIA Agreements. n- You will be able to identify the areas of greatest risk. n- You will be able to illustrate how insurance and contractual protections can be used to minimize the exposure  more...

Effective Program Evaluation for Nonprofits ...cannot be underestimated! The data you collect and analyze will let you know the extent to which you have met your goals and objectives, how your clients feel about your organization and its services, whether you are using quality processes, what you can celebrate and how you can improve! Effective evaluations can also tell you about the program design factors and the context that are  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...

Auditory Processing Disorders: An Effective AUD/SLP Collaborative Approach To Evaluation And Treatment ...hologist in the identification and management of APD? How can audiologists and speech-language pathologists collaborate effectively in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of APD, and what are the benefits of an effective collaboration? How can audiologists and speech-language pathologists collaborate effectively to help the child with APD function more effectively in academic settings and  more...

IRA Rollovers and Transfers: Common Portability and Processing Concerns nThis teleconference is specially designed for those who advise their clients on IRAs. We'll focus on the options available both to IRA owners and their beneficiaries when it comes to transferring an IRA. You'll find out how an IRA owner can obtain relief for missing the 60-day rollover deadline and learn about the permissible ways a spouse and nonspouse beneficiary can set up an inherited  more...

FMLA Regulation Update: Managing FMLA Leave under the New Regulations nEmployers are continually faced with the problem of FMLA abuse. Unfortunately, many employers are unaware of the tools at their disposal to effectively manage FMLA leave. This teleconference will help you understand lawful methods you can use to restrict unwarranted use of leave. You'll get a firm grasp of the most effective FMLA policies that may be instituted. Failing to adhere to FMLA  more...

Understanding the COBRA Alternative Coverage Rules ...y personnel who are involved with COBRA coverage and what can be done to reduce costs. In lieu of a company's traditional health plan, for COBRA purposes, the company is allowed to offer alternative health coverage although the procedure for doing so is quite complicated. n nDiscussed first is what constitutes the various forms of alternative health coverage, how it applies and in what  more...

Issues Surrounding Student Discipline nStudent discipline impacts a student's civil and contractual rights, and it remains an area of potential liability for school districts relative to those rights. Of course, a failure to observe proper procedures and processes could also result in a reviewing body, reversing the discipline imposed in a particular case, thereby causing a substantial disruption of the educational process. Developing  more...

Return on Investment for Wellness Programs ...hould be part of every strategic health plan. These plans can offer a valuable tool for employers to promote a fit and health-conscious work force that will save employers money by keeping health insurance premiums down, reducing workers' compensation costs, and by increasing productivity and decreasing lost time. Implementing a plan takes time, attention and deserves a well thought-out  more...

Current Issues in the Battle of the Forms ...can be avoided by focusing pre-contract on the preprinted, boilerplate contract terms few people ever read until there is a problem. And one of the most expensive issues to litigate is what terms control the contract the parties have entered into. This is commonly referred to by lawyers, and ultimately the clients are unwittingly dragged into the dispute, as the battle of the forms. This  more...

Aging Building Management: Best Practices in Development Long-Term Capital Plans ...ay is spent on facilities and related infrastructure. How can an organization ensure it is most effectively leveraging this investment to support operations today and meet the needs of the future? n nOptimally managing capital assets requires detailed information about the condition of an organization's facilities and major building systems. Each facility or department must use consistent  more...

Estate and Gift Tax Audits ...e examination. There will also be a discussion of how you can expect the IRS to approach and conduct the audit. The final section of the teleconference will be devoted to how you should handle the defense of the return that is selected for audit. This will include some examples of actual audit case results and a discussion of the appropriate actions to be taken by the one responsible for the  more...

Latest Trends in the Rise of Unclaimed Property Enforcement nRegister for this teleconference and stay abreast of the latest statutory and state enforcement trends. You'll get an update on recent cases involving unclaimed property (state and corporate) and best practices you can use to address current internal controls, policies and procedures.  more...

AIA and ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents: Comparison and Contrast ...ong established family of documents published by the American Institute of Architects has been substantially revised. The new family on the block, the ConsensusDOCS, represents an effort by a broad industry coalition of construction industry interests (owner, contractor, subcontractor, and insurance and surety interests) to develop by a consensus process and comprehensive set of standard forms.  more...

Internet Techniques for Locating Lost Relatives ...and learn the methodology, strategies and techniques that can lead to successfully locating the lost relative. Each search is unique. One always begins by establishing the goal - who needs to be located; determining what is known - the identifiers; and creating a basic research plan. There are many online resources, public and private, that can be used for a search. This teleconference will  more...

Powers of Attorney: Medical Records Release Concerns ...Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Individuals can also protect the information contained in their medical records by drafting a power of attorney, which grants certain individuals the right to obtain and view the individual's medical records. This teleconference will educate you on how to identify a valid power of attorney and determine whether PHI should be disclosed. This  more...

Effective Contract Negotiations: The Fusion of Law, Relationships and Project Expectations ... purchasing law, as well as contract approaches to significant project risk issues: scope, schedule, price and the author's other "big three." What do you think those are? The teleconference will identify approaches to the thorny issues of indemnification and liability allocation. You'll learn about strategies for crafting constructive approaches to recurring contract administration issues and  more...

Current Issues in Revocable Living Trusts Benefits Revocable living trusts are a foundation of many estate plans. The use of a revocable living trust generally provides for a confidential distribution of family wealth without required court interference and also allows for assets to avoid probate in most jurisdictions. Using a revocable living trust allows for planning in the event of incapacity without having to formally declare a  more...

Environmental Issues in Commercial Leases ...issues impact myriad provisions in a commercial lease and can have not only a material legal effect, but a material economic effect on the rights, duties and risk allocation between the landlord and the tenant. From pre-delivery site and building assessment to operational risks, insurance and indemnification obligations to premises surrender, restoration and abatement, the proper treatment of  more...

Curbing Unauthorized Overtime ...e clock, the potential overtime liability for an employer can be staggering. This teleconference will help businesses understand their responsibilities with respect to compensating for overtime, the rules regarding what activities constitute hours worked, and how to curb unauthorized overtime in a manner that complies with the wage and hour laws while also meeting operational needs. The law in  more...