Eligible Telephone Seminars

Workers' Compensation Benefits: Who is Eligible, How are They Calculated, When and How Can They be Settled ...employers. This live audio conference will address who is eligible for workers' compensation benefits, how these benefits are calculated and what employee benefits may be offset with the payments of workers' compensation, and 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  more...

Section 199 Deduction for Qualified Construction Activities Income ... years beginning in 2010, construction contractors may be eligible for the full 9% of their total taxable income or 9% of their qualified production activities income. This live audio conference will outline the basic operation of the 199 deduction and its applicability to contractors and real estate developers, including developers, general contractors, subcontractors and trade contractors.  more...

COBRA: A Little of Everything is Changing BenefitsThis live audio conference is for agents and new employee benefit specialists or the seasoned specialist that want to double check the basics and the most recent changes in the COBRA law. We will discuss who has the compliance responsibilities and what an employer must do every day to be in compliance! How do all of the employee benefit laws work together - when do they work separately.  more...

Status Classification: Exempt vs. Nonexempt ...action claims that employers have misclassified employees eligible for overtime as exempt in an effort to cheat them out of their rightful pay. This audio conference will help you understand the overtime exemptions available under the law, the nature of the claims asserted by plaintiffs, and the newest areas of focus and arguments advanced by plaintiffs' counsel. It will also explain what steps  more...

Grant and Other Funding Opportunities Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 BenefitsThe health reform legislation signed into law in March provides a significant number of direct and indirect federal grant funding opportunities for medical providers, hospitals, home health agencies, nursing facilities, colleges and universities, and employers. Under several of the grant programs, state and local government, and nonprofit entities are flow-through entities through which  more...

Handling Paid Leave Requests in New Jersey ... by such a request and who decides whether an employee is eligible for the requested paid leave? This teleconference will answer these questions by examining the New Jersey paid leave statute and its recently enacted regulations. We will discuss best employer practices for complying with these newly enacted paid leave requirements. Lastly, we will review the processing of paid leave requests  more...

Impact of the New ADA Amendments on Schools ...ffect that dramatically expanded the range of individuals 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  more...

Understanding the COBRA Alternative Coverage Rules nThis teleconference is essential for company 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  more...