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International Payroll Compliance Issues ...ease in cross-border transfer of their employees, thereby creating a host of challenges for companies that must administer payrolls in different jurisdictions with a myriad of reporting and tax withholding rules. Companies must find a way to manage the global payroll and human resource issues this creates in the most efficient manner possible. This live audio conference will highlight many of  more...

Paralegal's Guide to Administrative Law Research ...tive law research can be complex given the procedures for creating and publishing rules that have the effect of law. This is true for researching federal and state rules. Agencies also adjudicate disputes that arise under the implementation of their rules and issue written decisions which can affect the interpretation of those rules. The Internet is a source for some of this material, but is  more...

Best Practices for Preventing and Responding to Cheating in Your Classroom and School BenefitsCheating in school is a widespread and complex problem. Recent news has included reports of hundreds of high school seniors in a Texas school obtaining test questions prior to a final exam in English, students in New York paying others to take their SAT tests, and students in a California high school obtaining test questions from textbook test banks restricted to teachers' use. Research by  more...

Utilizing Macros in Microsoft Excel ...these macro shortcuts, alerts you to situations ideal for creating macros, and explores the actual code (in the language called Visual Basic) created when you record command sequences. This is not a course in Visual Basic, but you will get a quick look at it and understand its role in creating and using macros. Creating a macro may ultimately involve programming techniques but most macros are  more...

Creating and Using a Salary Increase Matrix BenefitsThis live audio conference will discuss the concept, implementation and best practices associated with a merit matrix. Implementing a merit matrix is one of the easiest and most direct ways to link pay with performance and manage turnover. Sharing of pitfalls that many companies encounter when implementing a matrix and how to avoid them will be addressed. The live audio conference will  more...

Workers' Compensation Benefits: Who is Eligible, How are They Calculated, When and How Can They be Settled ... most important, how to resolve or settle a claim without creating additional liability for the employer. Issues covered include types of benefits, calculating rates for full and part time employees as well as seasonal employees, the option of employee leasing, and Medicare Set Asides in the settlement of claims. This live audio conference is designed for human resource managers, benefits  more...

Service Level Fundamentals: Maximizing Business Value ...audio conference will provide individuals responsible for creating service levels with the principles and tools necessary to create meaningful performance standards. The audio conference will specifically address how to: draft clear calculations that result in consistent measurements; align measurements with the supplier's actual scope; and avoid common pitfalls. This program is critical for  more...

Utilizing Formulas in Microsoft Excel ... give you a ton of valuable tools to make you a master at creating formulas, auditing worksheet formulas, mastering the way to understanding many of those 300+ functions, and some real insight and depth into highlighted functions, such as IF, VLOOKUP, COUNTIF (and its related functions), ROUND (and its companions), powerful array formulas and the potent (but overlooked) text functions. This  more...

Learning on the Job: Creating Legally-Sound Internship Programs ...Creating a successful internship program is not as simple as identifying and assigning appropriate projects and requiring interns to shadow your employees. An internship can be a wonderful opportunity for the participant to learn about a business, organization, or industry. Organizations that maintain internship programs must be mindful, however, that they must comply with several federal and  more...

Creating Successful Employee Surveys BenefitsEmployee surveys help organizations identify opportunities to improve their employment brand; identify employment practices problem areas; improve employee relations, morale and teamwork; enhance employee commitment and engagement; and assess the implementation and effectiveness of HR management systems and processes. In today's economy and workplace, this however is just the starting  more...

Best Practices to Modify Electronic Health Records While Maintaining Record Integrity ...es in place to ensure the integrity of records. Issues of creating a sound legal record are discussed, and the impacts of not maintaining record integrity are explained. The live audio conference discusses the kinds of changes that may be made and issues each kind can create. The necessary policies and procedures are discussed, and the necessity for having such procedures is explained. Failing  more...

Structuring and Drafting Conservation Easements ...Creating a conservation 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  more...

Current Issues in Joint Venture Taxation ...ference you will have learned the tax considerations when creating, operating and terminating joint ventures, including special tax issues in a real estate joint venture or when a joint venturer is a tax exempt organization. This live audio conference will cover key income tax issues covering the life of a joint venture including: What are the tax considerations when determining the type of  more...

Bankruptcy Section 363: Purchasing Distressed Assets ...tion of increasing buy-side demand and seller-side supply creating conditions for a frothy future market for distressed sales and acquisitions. You will come away with a command of the process and significant benefits and opportunities presented in a Bankruptcy Section 363 Sale. You will also learn how to master the process and nuances of the bankruptcy code so as to best position yourself to  more...

Commercial Real Estate Financing: Current Trends & Opportunities ...are not only solving their trouble loan problems but also creating opportunities from the same troubled asset. Trends in new financing including the emergency of CMBS lenders, life insurance companies, banks and other special lenders will be discussed. This live audio conference is designed for presidents, vice presidents, developers, real estate professionals, loan professionals, property  more...

Funding Trusts in Estate Planning ...common for clients who go through the time and expense of creating a revocable trust to not properly fund the trust. Failing to fund a revocable trust will often defeat the very purpose for creating such a trust, i.e., avoiding probate and the public disclosure of assets. This audio conference will provide an overview of the mechanics of contributing property to revocable trusts, and the timing  more...

Creating a Payroll Manual: Putting Your Procedures Into Writing BenefitsThe Sarbanes-Oxley Act made it abundantly clear that all areas of accounting within a company should have well documented policies and procedures. These are an integral part of every function and that includes payroll. During this audio conference, we will discuss the steps you can take to ensure your procedures are well documented, clear and concise. During the program, we will discuss  more...

Telephone Collections: Do's and Don'ts - Surviving the Jungle ...d ethical manner. Techniques for managing the process and creating the proper collection culture within all business settings will be reviewed. A cursory overview of the most pertinent regulations will afford you the opportunity to check your approaches and policies for risk management purposes. This teleconference will additionally allow you to pose questions about your most pressing  more...

Strategies to Utilize Web 2.0 ...raging the power of this technology as both a vehicle for creating an open line of communication and as a new tool to enhance productivity and people management strategies. Whether you're new to social media or just trying to figure out how to apply it to human resources, this teleconference will provide you with the foundation you need to begin using Web 2.0 to achieve your business  more...

Selecting Vendors: An Introduction to RFPs BenefitsThis teleconference is an 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  more...

Understanding the Apportionment Rules for Service-Based Businesses ... the industries. These new rules lack clear guidance thus creating uncertainty for taxpayers. This teleconference will provide a comprehensive look at particular apportionment issues facing service-based business in order to arm you with the information necessary to structure your operations to take advantage of the opportunities and avoid the traps. Accountants, CPAs, controllers, CFOs, tax  more...

Techniques to Prepare for Difficult Employee Discussions ...rontational nature, not to mention the record that you're creating, which can land your company in legal hot water. Well, fear not - Join us for this Lorman teleconference on preparing for difficult employee discussions with employment expert Paul Falcone, author of 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees (AMACOM Books, 2009), so that we can strategize together over how to handle some of  more...

Statutory Research and Legislative History for Paralegals BenefitsWhenever a case or issue is covered by statutory authority, there may be questions 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  more...

Case Study: What Makes Dixon Schwabl One of the "Best Small Companies to Work for in America" ...changing industries in today's economy. She believes that creating a great place to work elevates not only employees and clients, but also the entire community with a positive ripple effect. With double-digit growth and national recognition for her firm, Ms. Dixon will discuss how she continues to look for the 'WOW' in every part of her business. Human resource managers, benefits  more...

Float Ownership Issues in Construction Project Management ... measure of schedule flexibility. It 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  more...

Automated Meter Reading and Advanced Metering Infrastructure: A Guide for Municipal Water and Energy Utilities ...tegrating systems, including negotiating solid contracts, creating robust project controls, and managing and effectively using all the information provided by the system will be discussed. Finally, it will present real-world examples, highlighting successes and how to avoid pitfalls. Learning Objectives - You will be able to summarize emerging technologies and applications. - You will be able  more...

Fundamentals of Writing RFPs ...red results. Learn 10 writing tips that will guide you in creating an effective RFP. Learn how to format your RFP to lead vendors toward answering your organization's need in a format that makes it easy to objectively evaluate the proposed solutions. If you want good proposals from responding vendors, you need to write good RFPs. Learn how by attending this teleconference. Purchasing managers,  more...

Understanding and Troubleshooting Copyright Law ... rights. This teleconference helps anyone responsible for creating works or approving those works to understand the basic principles of copyright law. We will outline how to implement basic copyright protection and enforcement strategies, while avoiding common pitfalls. We will review simple steps for minimizing risk, while maximizing the creativity of your company's materials. Plus, we will  more...

A Guide to Hybrid Coding BenefitsMany communities across the country are showing new interest in using zoning regulation to better realize a desired building form. Zoning codes have always contained the basic bulk relationships that create the three-dimensional building envelope, such as minimum lot area, lot coverage restrictions, required setbacks and maximum height, but additional design-oriented elements to better  more...

Engaging Stakeholders (and Raising Money) With Social Media for Nonprofits ...igns with results and lessons learned. You'll learn about creating your organizations' plan for social media. While this teleconference is most appropriate for those with a basic understanding of social media, novices are welcome too - John is adept at explaining technological concepts in plain English. TWITTER is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc. and this event is not sponsored by or  more...

Creating a Powerful Capability Statement: Required Tool for Government Contracting Success BenefitsMany business people still use folders, flyers, brochures and line cards when trying to sell to government agencies and have found that all of these standard documents are ineffective because government agencies are now requiring a specific document called a Capability Statement. Some creative business people have used PowerPoint, CDs, mini-CDs, flash drives and DVDs to tell their story  more...

Total Compensation Statements as a Tool to Communicate Total Value ...nomic times when salary increases are low or nonexistent, creating customized compensation statements for your organization can be a valuable communication tool. Generally, total compensation ranges from 30 to 50 percent above base compensation for an organization and most employees are unaware of the benefit. This teleconference will help you understand the value of creating total compensation  more...

Writing an Employee Handbook nAre you overwhelmed with the task of revising your existing employee handbook or of preparing a new employee handbook? Are you unclear about what types of employment policies are required by federal law? Stop worrying and attend this teleconference. You will learn which policies are required by law and what employment laws apply to employee handbooks. Take the first step to creating your employee  more...

Creating Investment Policies For Your Nonprofit: Risk Tolerance, Reserve Funds and Portfolio Management Capacity ...ake a strategic look at the components that contribute to creating strong investment policies. Included will be discussions on understanding the needs of your organization, spending rates, communications with your board committee and other stakeholders, the treatment of unrestricted and restricted funds, endowment fund accounting and performance measures. n nYou will be guided through the  more...

Getting to the Root of Root Cause Analysis ...o come up with? How can we prevent those root causes from creating problems in the first place? n nThis teleconference starts out with an overview of root cause analysis and then drills down to approaches to and elements of root cause, before exploring a laundry list of subjective and analytical tools from the root cause analysis tool box and a few real-world examples. n nBy the end of the  more...

Internet Techniques for Locating Lost Relatives ...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 cover the types of records, the quality of information in those records and statutory considerations affecting the availability and use of records. After the search is completed and a lost relative  more...