Era Telephone Seminars

When The Military Comes Home: USERRA, VEVRRA, FMLA, COBRA & More ...e an employer's obligations then? Do you need to track veterans who apply for employment with your company? If so, what are your obligations, including for reporting. Led by a former U.S. Army Judge Advocate who deployed to Iraq, this live audio conference explores the pertinent laws for these circumstances, including the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA) and  more...

Enhanced Foreign Asset Reporting Rules for 2011: An Update on FBAR and FATCA Requirements ...on of U.S. taxpayers to report such accounts on the much-heralded Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts or 'FBAR' form. The FBAR rules require taxpayers to annually report whether they have a financial interest in, or signature or other authority over, foreign bank accounts, and impose substantial civil and criminal penalties for failing to do so. On the heels of the U.S. government's  more...

Effective Quality Control and Quality Assurance ... Second, delivery of these complex buildings is during an era of increasingly tight fees for architects/engineers and competitive pricing for contractors. Both the design and the construction community are challenged to deliver a quality product for their clients and still maintain some reasonable profit. Presented by two individuals with long backgrounds in quality programs from both design  more...

Strategies to Utilize Web 2.0 ...era where Web 2.0 is revolutionizing the social dynamics of our society, the HR professional must respond to the changes this new technology is bringing to the workplace. This teleconference will present a practical framework for understanding Web 2.0 and provide insight into a number of best practices that explore a variety of strategies for leveraging the power of this technology as both a  more...

SAS 70 and SSAE 16: Basics, Rules and Standards for Service Organizations BenefitsThis teleconference will discuss the rules of SAS 70s and the benefit/costs for the organizations and auditors using the SAS 70. In addition, there will be discussion on how SAS 70s have gained attention in the post Sarbanes-Oxley era. This will help you implement internal controls in becoming SAS 70 compliant. This will also assist you in analyzing the results of SAS 70 reports.  more...

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance: Current Topics and Key Issues ...era of the subprime mortgage crisis, directors and officers are acutely aware of the potential for liability and the importance that directors' and officers' liability insurance afford sufficient coverage to provide for a defense and indemnity for any settlement or judgment. This teleconference will provide you with insight into common issues and trends that arise during a claim for D O  more...

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Finance - The Stimulus and Beyond ...s in developing our infrastructure. Unfortunately, as the era of government-led and government-financed infrastructure comes to an end because of diminishing resources, alternatives must be explored. Governments in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom have long recognized the need to look for alternative ways to develop and construct both transportation and social infrastructure (schools,  more...

Clean Air Act Update ... Administration and Congress are poised to usher in a new era of greenhouse gas and energy regulation. At the same time, the Obama EPA is confronting a bewildering array of court-ordered regulatory revisions and politically charged environmental initiatives. All of these changes will have a direct impact on numerous business sectors and tens of thousands of energy, manufacturing, commercial and  more...

OFCCP Compliance for Construction Contractors ...enefitsConstruction employers who do business with the federal government are subject to numerous nondiscrimination obligations under Executive Order 11246, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act. Because of the renewed emphasis on construction contractors by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, contractors  more...

Restrictive Covenants: Common Disclosures, Restrictions and Land Use Issues ...venants are imposed, how they are legally regulated and operated, and how to deal with them whatever your objective, is essential for anyone dealing with real estate in this new era. This teleconference will give you the context needed for that understanding as well as an overview of current cases and developments in the law that will have important impacts going forward as the real estate  more...

Litigating in the Social Networking Era BenefitsWith the recent explosion in the use of social networking, attorneys and litigants are quickly learning the risks and rewards of participating in social networking. In particular, recent cases demonstrate the utility to attorneys of considering social networks during discovery and, in some cases, discovery of information from social networking sites can make or break your case. Therefore,  more...

Employee Retaliation: Supreme Court Update ...g retaliation claims under Section 1981, a post-Civil War era race discrimination act, even though the law does not expressly refer to retaliation. Moreover, the CBOCS West decision recognizes a retaliation claim brought by an individual of any race, who suffers an adverse action as a result of attempting to help another employee who has been directly subjected to racial bias. Additionally, the  more...

Defining Electronic Data Terminology and Concepts nElectronic discovery has fundamentally altered both the corporate and legal worlds. The discovery and production of electronic records is now expected by litigants and courts alike. Attend this session and learn how to determine what is "electronically stored information" and proven methods for litigation readiness in the e-discovery era.  more...