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Effective and Strategic Use of Courtroom Objections BenefitsIdentifying objections that can be made at trial is not difficult; there are numerous how to books and resources listing permissible objections. The challenge for trial lawyers is deciding when and how to make objections - how to use the objection as part of the integrated trial theory. Just because the objection is there doesn't mean that it needs to be made. Conversely, how can you be  more...

Daubert Motions: Challenging Expert Opinions BenefitsSince the U.S. Supreme Court decided Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals in 1993, the federal law governing expert testimony has undergone a radical transformation. The courts of most states have also now adopted Daubert to some extent. Every litigator needs to understand the impact of Daubert and its progeny. Used properly, Daubert can be a powerful tool for excluding expert evidence.  more...

Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation BenefitsThis live audio conference 'Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation,' presented by John W. Valente, Esq., will discuss some of the solutions and strategies used by employers to both prevent and control common workplace injury claims. A review of common injuries employers face every day in the workplace injury realm, ranging from slip and fall claims to back injuries from lifting, and  more...

Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation BenefitsThis live audio conference 'Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation,' presented by John W. Valente, Esq., will discuss some of the solutions and strategies used by employers to both prevent and control common workplace injury claims. A review of common injuries employers face every day in the workplace injury realm, ranging from slip and fall claims to back injuries from lifting, and  more...

Using Social Media in Banking ...changes created by social media. Specifically, banks must consider the implementation of social media in order to meet the needs of consumers. However, due to regulatory, reputation and other risks, adoption of social media requires a well thought out approach. This live audio conference provides you with the information needed to fully understand the risks and rewards of social media. While  more...

Collaborative Delivery Method Fundamentals ...roject delivery approaches with a focus on those that are considered to be collaborative. A tool to help organizations understand which options are used by their own organization will be introduced. Building on this foundation of understanding of the available options, a closer look will be offered of the more integrated and collaborative approaches. Are some more collaborative? Are some more  more...

Tax Diligence, Representations, Covenants and Indemnifications in Business Acquisitions ...he relative economic benefits to each. They often fail to consider potential undisclosed tax liabilities resulting from pre-closing operations, and rarely want to hold up negotiations thinking about the 'what ifs.' However, when the 'what ifs' turn into 'what now,' it is important that potential tax risks be considered, and that the responsibility for the tax liabilities has been allocated to  more...

Prepaid Cards: An Alternative to Traditional Checking Accounts? BenefitsThis live audio conference will provide banking and other financial services companies with essential information to evaluate prepaid card/access products that will best complement their current business models and risk tolerance. The program will explore the advantages and disadvantages of this rapidly evolving financial product line. It will provide organization with solid guidance on  more...

Non-Resident Employee Withholding ...ng in multiple states it can be difficult to know what to consider to make sure that the correct state taxes are being withheld and the correct taxable earnings are being taxed in the correct states. This live audio conference will give you the tools to determine what taxes are applicable for your employees based on residency, state and reciprocity agreements. We will also cover local tax  more...

Legal Ethics and Loss Prevention Issues with Electronic Communications and Security ...ent data, or performing work for clients, a lawyer should consider whether that medium is effective and whether its use complies with the lawyer's ethical obligations. This live audio conference will highlight issues regarding the use of communication technology by lawyers and their clients and discuss many of the pitfalls that can arise. Problems will be illustrated through the use of  more...

Form-Based Zoning: An Alternative to Traditional Ordinances ... toward a successful form-based code. Legal and practical considerations associated with adopting form-based zoning regulations will be reviewed. Form-based provisions may not fit neatly into a municipality's existing zoning and subdivision framework. Practitioners must consider a variety of legal issues, such as the municipality's general authority to adopt form-based provisions, application  more...

Powers of Attorney: Estate Planning Opportunities and Pitfalls ...use of powers of attorney in the client's estate plan and consider practical problems and solutions in their use. The in depth knowledge gained from this presentation will aid you in advising clients and suggesting helpful revisions to improve existing powers of attorney. The speaker has drafted and implemented well over 20,000 powers of attorney for his clients over his 38 years of practice  more...

Structuring and Drafting Conservation Easements ...nservation easement can be complicated and the failure to consider the effects of possible pitfalls can be devastating. This live audio conference 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  more...

Screening Unemployed Job Applicants: Pros and Cons to Consider ...d screening tools and practices, with particular focus on consideration of unemployed applicants. This live audio conference will explore recent EEOC focus and emerging trends and best practices, along with the growing use of social media and internet tools. Given the growing number of failure to hire claims in today's challenging job market, the increasing frequency of FCRA and EEOC actions  more...

The Trickle Down Effect of Health Care Reform: A Potpourri of Payroll, Benefits, Income Taxes, and Other Changes ...opportunity for employers to reassess their decisions and consider the future impact of this legislation. Attend this live audio conference and stay current on your compliance obligations, planning considerations and take a closer look at the impact on your payroll system, benefit plans, and accommodations. This live audio conference is designed for payroll professionals, human resource  more...

Understanding UCC Article 9 Foreclosures BenefitsCurrent market conditions pose an alarming rate of defaults on commercial loans not seen in years. With defaults commonplace and secured creditors facing challenges in protecting their interests, foreclosing on assets under UCC Article 9 may be the right option. If appropriate, a public auction, private sale or friendly foreclosure under Article 9 may provide a quick and relatively  more...

Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning ...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 audio conference is critical to ensure your continued use of family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies meets the new tax and legal requirements. This audio conference is designed for attorneys, estate  more...

Preparing for the International Financial Reporting Standard ...mparative financial statements. Those companies who might consider earlier adoption may need to establish a more aggressive timetable. This audio conference will assist companies as they begin to address their transition to IFRS. This audio conference is designed for accountants, CPAs, controllers, CFOs, tax managers and officers, presidents, vice presidents, business owners and managers,  more...

Current Issues in Florida Residential Evictions ...ys in re-letting the premises. Issues that landlords must consider include potential liability for improperly disposing of a tenant's personal property, restrictions by condominium or homeowner's associations on placing the property at the curb, and the existence of third-party lien holders. Using real life scenarios, this teleconference will provide you with guidance on the procedures to  more...

Is Your Health Care Plan Grandfathered Under the Health Care Reform? ...mprove employee health and productivity. As plan sponsors consider design changes for 2011, they must also take into account new federal mandates under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as modified by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the 'Act'). The Act provides limited exceptions from the new federal mandates for certain grandfathered plans  more...

Selecting Vendors: An Introduction to RFPs ...n introductory course for those who are just beginning to consider or use RFPs in their procurement process. It will provide you with a basic understanding of how requests for information and requests for proposals can be used to increase corporate procurement efficiencies and deeper vendor relationships. It will provide insights on best practices in Fortune 500 companies, tips on how each  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...

Innovative Energy Saving Strategies for Manufacturers ...ay it has always been done' mentalities and a tunnel view consider the manufacturing process the only investment which will result in increased revenue. This teleconference will address the potentials to update this older technology. We will discuss new strategies to help manufacturer's see new ways are not always bad and investigate how reducing energy costs can provide manufacturing with very  more...

Rewards Transformation: A Unique Approach to Total Rewards Strategy and Design in the Current Economy BenefitsIn the current economic environment, organizations are concerned with reducing 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  more...

Minimizing Credit Card Processing Fees ... higher. But direct cost savings aren't the only thing to consider. Every payment processing decision impacts your customers' shopping experience. Poor payment processing decisions can lead to hidden costs and lost revenue. In this teleconference, we will review all aspects of the credit card processing cycle for Visa and MasterCard transactions. We will provide you with a core understanding  more...

AIA Document A401 ...ion subcontract agreements are often given less strategic consideration than prime contract documents. Whereas the prime contract may be analyzed and negotiated for an extended period, the subcontract may be pulled from an older project and put in place with a simple name change and scope of work change. Failure to consider the subcontract strategically may prove disastrous. Subcontractor  more...

Community Association Legal Issues - Charting the Course Through Rough Seas ...er and occupancy issues. Finally, the teleconference will consider the dilemma of resales of property, the required disclosures and the availability of financing through conventional sources. This teleconference is critical to managers and Board members who find their Associations in or approaching a financial crisis. Attorneys, presidents, vice presidents, real estate professionals, owners,  more...

Pros and Cons of Cost-Plus vs. Fixed Price Contracts ...s important that project participants know the factors to consider in choosing between these pricing approaches and to understand the advantages and disadvantages to each. The current economic situation has imposed great strains on the construction market. Every project and every industry participant has felt the impact. In this environment, it is critical for owners and contractors to  more...

Screening Applicants Using Social Networking Sites: Legal or Liability? BenefitsJob applicants have long used the internet to research employers. But now, employers are using the internet to research job applicants as well. Employers aren't only using search engines to find information on applicants but are now examining social networking sites, such as Facebook or MySpace . For job applicants, social networking site are places to interact with peers in any manner  more...

Getting Advice from the IRS: Letter Rulings, Pre-Filing Agreements, TAMS and GLAMs BenefitsMany times clients must have certainty as to the federal tax consequences of a proposed transaction - and while tax opinions are helpful, they do not provide the certainty of qualified advice from the IRS. This teleconference is designed to discuss how, when and why to seek qualified written advice from the IRS, normally in the form of a private letter ruling request, a review of the  more...

Implications of Scott v. Harris on Police Vehicle Pursuits and Beyond ...as also historically emphasized that district courts must consider the application of qualified immunity to any police case, including claims of excessive force. Scott v. Harris brings these two legal issues together in a case in which a police officer made a conscious decision to ram a criminal suspect's car during a police pursuit which resulted in catastrophic injuries to the driver. We  more...

Conducting Effective Safety Audits BenefitsAudits are a key component of 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,  more...

Maintain and Gain Downtown Businesses in a Tough Economy: Key Retention and Recruitment Concepts ...erence will illuminate a number strategies and tactics to consider as you pursue this goal. Learning Objectives - You will be able to define reasons why businesses succeed and fail. - You will be able to identify when a business is struggling before it's too late to help them. - You will be able to review the most common business retention strategies available to downtown businesses. - You  more...

Healthcare Self-Disclosure Update ... disclosure? - What factors should health care providers consider when determining whether a potential violation should be reported? - How have these been changed by health care reform legislation and the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act? - How does the position of CMS alter the approach of a health care provider undertaking voluntary disclosure? - How does the OIG's revised  more...

Can Medical Tourism Lower Your Healthcare Costs? ...ravel option to their employees. This teleconference will consider liability and other legal issues in this arena that are faced by the principal actors in the field: entities that help facilitate care abroad (often referred to as facilitators), employers offering medical travel as a benefit option and the patients who seek care in foreign destinations. Since the field is relatively new, there  more...

Mixed-Mode Building Design Basics ...al and commercial buildings. Future building designs must consider reducing fan and cooling energy use if the 2030 Challenge goal is to be achieved. This teleconference will introduce the main concepts associated with designing a building's mixed-mode conditioning system to take advantage of natural ventilation whenever possible, as one method of reducing HVAC energy use. We will explain the  more...

Terminating a Construction Contract: Legal Issues and Considerations ...ble economy causes owners and contractors to increasingly consider the last resort of terminating their construction contracts. It is important to fully appreciate and understand the law governing termination in order to avoid causing even more economic damage. This teleconference will provide the basic concepts of termination and will provide some examples of the right and wrong way to  more...

Enforcing Arbitration Agreements: 14 Penn Plaza and Other Recent Developments in Arbitration of Statutory Employment Claims nIn 14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett, 07-581 (S. Ct. April 1, 2009), the Supreme 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  more...

Tenancies in Common - Legal and Practical Issues ... the property which is the subject of the TIC transaction consider the various issues affecting distressed TIC transactions. The teleconference will discuss the nuts and bolts of TIC transactions and then turn to the workout of the distressed transaction. In that context, we will consider types of workouts, methods of raising money for the distressed TIC deal, the treatment a master lease,  more...

Valuation for Gift and Estate Tax Purposes in a Troubled Economy nWhether we are in a recession or depression, the values of assets are not what they once were. If you are contemplating whether to consider gift and estate tax planning or executing a plan, what will the impact of this troubled economy be on your tax valuations? This teleconference provides up-to-date guidance on current market conditions, and evolving valuation industry practices and techniques  more...

Workers' Compensation Settlements nSometimes a workers' compensation case is litigated until conclusion, but many times the parties prefer settlement. This comprehensive teleconference will provide a summary of the do's and don'ts of settlements, what to consider, what to avoid, and how to most effectively ensure that you have considered every issue and have minimized your loss prior to signing on the dotted line.  more...

Alternatives to Reductions in Force ...hile the economic crisis has caused numerous companies to consider restructurings in response to a turbulent business environment, there are compelling business and legal reasons to consider alternatives to layoffs. This teleconference will address the legal and business cases for considering alternatives to layoffs and will discuss several potential alternatives, including pay cuts, forced  more...