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Current Issues in Wetland Delineation ...w of wetland delineation methodology. It concludes with a description of the jurisdictional determination process which ultimately identifies those aquatic resources regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This program focuses on the practical, field-based, aspects of federal regulations and wetland ecology. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to review delineating wetlands. - You  more...

Understanding Your Summary Plan Descriptions ...e the terms of the plan to participants in a summary plan description. The SPD is an important disclosure document that describes, in understandable terms, the rights, benefits and responsibilities of participants and beneficiaries in ERISA-covered health and welfare benefit plans. The SPD must include important information regarding the plan, such as information on how the plan works,  more...

Avoiding the Basic Pitfalls of GMP Contracting ...nistration of GMP contracts. Topics will include in-depth description and analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of this contracting format, the four phases of work that are typical when working under a GMP format, the components of a GMP and why it is so important to fully understand how each is defined, and the conditions that apply to the payment of each component. We will discuss what  more...

Preliminary Project Description Fundamentals ...ifications Institute will issue a new Preliminary Project Description Guide and a new consensus-based UniFormat. Organized according to UniFormat, Preliminary Project Descriptions are the most effective way to describe a project during the schematic design phase of a project. PPDs organized according to UniFormat include a description of the project by elements (substructure, shell and  more...

Determining When an Individual With a Disability Is "Qualified" Under the ADA ...) accurately reflect the duties of a job; (2) write a job description or job announcement that appropriately identifies a job's essential functions; (3) make sound decisions about whether and what type of reasonable accommodation to provide an individual with a disability; and (4) handle performance, conduct or safety issues that may arise with employees with disabilities. Human resource  more...