Duty Telephone Seminars

Implied Obligations in Construction Contracts ... warranty of workmanship. - You will be able to point out duty of good faith and fair dealing. - You will be able to summarize construction according to the plans and specifications. - You will be able to describe UCC warranty of merchantability. This live audio conference is designed for presidents, vice presidents, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, project managers,  more...

Allocation and Reimbursement of Defense Costs: Insurer's Duty to Defend ... Areas addressed will include critical components of the 'duty to defend,' key principles of defense coverage provided under 'duty to defend,' defense cost advancement, and defense cost reimbursement types of policies, the methodology used in allocating defense costs between and among different insurers, different types of coverages, and insureds, and circumstances in which insurers may 'claw  more...

Medical Records Update for Paralegals: Releases, Retention and Confidentiality Requirements ...s of the laws and regulations that govern the ability and duty of such repositories to release such information; their obligations to retain medical records in their possession; the confidentiality obligations of such record holders; the impact of those laws, and how to establish policies and systems to ensure those laws are met. This program will specifically outline the requirements of the  more...

Employee Discipline for Conduct Outside of Work BenefitsIn this informative live audio conference, you will learn the legal rights and responsibilities of employers in disciplining employees for conduct outside of work. You will hear about recent legislation and court cases involving some of the hottest topics in employment law, including employee discipline for blogging, web-based 'employer trashing,' workplace dating and extramarital affairs,  more...

IRS Form 8928: Health Plan Reporting and Excise Tax Update ...nefitsEmployers who sponsor group health plans now have a duty to self-report certain regulatory plan failures and pay excise taxes where such failures are not corrected in a timely fashion once discovered, or are due to willful neglect. You need to know the Internal Revenue Code rules or risk expensive excise taxes for failure to comply with COBRA, HIPAA and other federal group health plan  more...

The Construction Bidding Process ...cations, design versus performance specifications and the duty to inquire during the bidding stage. In addition, we will cover the bid protest procedures in place to protect your rights, including small business, disadvantaged business and veteran set aside issues. You cannot compete effectively in this field without understanding the procedures and substantive rules which govern federal  more...

Smoking Discrimination in the Workplace: On and Off the Clock ...ness 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 an employer's regulating employees' eating habits, exercise programs and other aspects of their lives. n nIn this teleconference, we will discuss  more...

Fitness for Duty Psychological Evaluations ...sions when requesting and evaluating risk and fitness for duty evaluations. You'll hear a discussion of common reasons to refer an employee for a FFDE, information initially needed by the evaluating doctor and how to write appropriate questions for the psychologist or psychiatrist to answer. You will also learn about evaluating doctors' credentials, experience and forensic experience, as well  more...

Religious Accommodations in the Workplace ... morale, U.S. companies must effectively meet their legal duty to properly accommodate religion in the workplace. This is particularly true because of the rapid growth of religious cultures in the U.S. and the increasing awareness of religious workplace accommodation rights by employees. This teleconference is designed not only to update employers about legal developments in religious workplace  more...