Establishing Telephone Seminars

Tax Implications for Foreign Operations ...aise a number of legal and tax issues. Proper planning in establishing foreign operations, and an understanding of the ongoing disclosure and other requirements they entail is essential to avoiding difficulties down the road. This live audio conference will provide participants an overview of the issues (and highlight some potential pitfalls) attendant to establishing foreign operations,  more...

Tax Implications for Foreign Operations ...aise a number of legal and tax issues. Proper planning in establishing foreign operations, and an understanding of the ongoing disclosure and other requirements they entail is essential to avoiding difficulties down the road. This live audio conference will provide participants an overview of the issues (and highlight some potential pitfalls) attendant to establishing foreign operations,  more...

HIPAA Security Compliance Challenges after the HITECH Act ... care of electronic patient health information, including establishing policies and taking regular actions as part of a security management process. Under new regulations due to the HITECH Act more entities than ever need to be in compliance, and HHS compliance audit activity and enforcement penalties are both increased, especially in instances of willful neglect of compliance. If your security  more...

Learning on the Job: Creating Legally-Sound Internship Programs ...nuts' guidance on the legal and practical implications of establishing an internship program in your organization. We will discuss the entire cycle of the internship process, such as recruiting interns, whether to compensate interns, and what duties and tasks interns may perform while spending time with your organization. This program will also address whether your organization's internship  more...

Job Order Contracting Fundamentals ...OC can be confusing for owners and contractors alike, and establishing a long-term contract like this requires some preparatory work beyond what is necessary for a single project. This live audio conference demystifies the pricing and management of JOC. Necessary steps for establishing and bidding a JOC, from both the owner's and the contractor's perspective, will be addressed, as will  more...

Everything You Wanted to Know About Drug and Alcohol Testing but Were Afraid to Ask ... Taylor answers these and many more questions relating to establishing and maintaining a cost-effective drug-free workplace program to comply with state and federal regulations and also to insurance companies dealing with workers' compensation claims. We will also discuss some of the misinformation in the testing of alcohol and some of the myths surrounding drug testing. Don't miss this fun and  more...

Social Networking and Electronic Communications: Issues for Public Schools BenefitsYou will examine teacher and student use of social media and social networking, and the intersection of individual rights with the school's authority to regulate the school environment. You will learn how student and employee policies should address teacher and student use of social media, including discipline of teachers and students, respectively. During this live audio conference, we  more...

Current Issues in Sales and Use Tax Reserves ...ng and calculating loss contingencies for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a sales and use tax reserve. Through understanding the nuances of ASC 450 requirements, as well as potential future changes, you can effectively manage your sales and use tax reserves. This audio conference is designed for accountants, CFOs, controllers, accounts payable professionals, tax managers,  more...

Commercial Site Development: A Case Study ...d existing projects. This audio conference will assist in establishing a comprehensive approach to anticipate the steps necessary from a timing and budget approach. Learning Objectives - You will be able to review the steps in new construction. - You will be able to discuss tenant involvement. - You will be able to explain the purchase of an existing center. - You will be able to identify  more...

Roadway Rights of Way: Understanding the Legal and Practical Issues ...derstanding of the legal and practical issues involved in establishing roadways and easements, and how roadway rights of way and easements are maintained, altered, transferred and terminated. Simply put, this teleconference is critical for those who need to know where the road is and where it is going. Learning Objectives - You will be able to explain liability for rights of way. - You will  more...

Community Association Legal Issues - Charting the Course Through Rough Seas ... of the Association. Implementing a budgeting process and establishing collection policies which are followed are critical to effective management of the Association. This teleconference will help managers and members of the board of directors identify and solve the increasing number of financial and legal issues facing Associations today. Beginning with an examination and evaluation of the  more...

Criminal Liabilities Under HIPAA ... substantially increasing penalties for HIPAA violations, establishing mandatory breach notification requirements, applying many HIPAA privacy and security requirements to business associates (law firms, consultants, accounting firms, etc.), tightened HIPAA privacy requirements and establishing new civil and criminal HIPAA penalties. Health plans, health care clearinghouses, health care  more...

Construction Recordkeeping and Documentation Requirements for Government Contracts ...cies and procedures that satisfy their legal obligations. Establishing such policies and procedures however, can be complicated, especially because other practical considerations of contracting with the government may expand a contractor's record retention obligations beyond what is minimally required under the contract. This teleconference will outline federal contractors' general  more...

Enforcing Federal Garnishments ...egal requirements imposed by such garnishments, including establishing protocols for the receipt, implementation and termination of garnishments, the proper calculation of the amount to garnish, what to do with garnished funds and how to terminate the garnishment. Time will also be devoted to special situations, such as the independent contractors, bankruptcy and employees out on leave. Human  more...

Using Purchasing Metrics to Drive Bottom and Top Line Contribution ...and top line contribution of the sourcing organization is establishing a comprehensive, robust set of metrics and using those metrics to improve performance. This teleconference will help attendees understand how an appropriate set of metrics can help them be more effective, the key elements of a robust set of metrics, and how they can develop and use metrics to drive bottom and top line  more...

Value Engineering Change Proposals in Government Contracting ...ourts and Boards of Contract Appeals. Key suggestions for establishing successful VE programs within your company will be discussed. This teleconference is critical for contracting personnel so they can ensure that appropriately submitted VECPs will benefit the contractor, both in terms of increased efficiency, as well as financial gain. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to paraphrase  more...

Construction Site Hazard Prevention ...ities may not be consistent. The most difficult aspect of establishing an effective safety plan involves the establishment of proactive hazard recognition and accident prevention systems. We all want our workers to go home at the end of the day safe and sound to their families. This teleconference will help you achieve that goal by understanding how to evaluate your current program and how to  more...

7 Questions to Ask When Establishing Cause for Disciplining and Terminating Employees nThis teleconference will focus on understanding and implementing a simple, yet comprehensive approach to investigating and documenting potential disciplinary and termination actions. You will learn seven questions to establish cause for discipline or termination, as well as why proper investigation and documentation minimizes potential for the filing of discrimination claims, decreases settlement  more...

Managing And Disciplining Unsafe Employees - A Cornerstone Of An Effective Safety Program nThis teleconference will examine the importance of managing and disciplining unsafe employees on the success of any business. Part of the discussion will examine the potential detrimental impact of ignoring unsafe employees can have on a company and the possible civil and criminal liability that can occur. This teleconference will examine the policies and procedures that need to be in place to  more...

Establishing Payment Arrangements: Beyond Net 30 nMore than 10,000 businesses have slow or nonpaying customers. How can you collect that money efficiently and quickly and keep that money coming in? The credit crisis, high fuel costs, job losses, bankruptcies, foreclosures and the failing economy are all contributing to factories closing, job loss and business owners going out of business because they can't get paid. Maximize your in-house  more...

Preparing for and Properly Reacting To Legal and Illegal Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace nDrug and alcohol abuse continues to have a huge impact on employee productivity and safety. At the same time, recognizing drug and alcohol abuse is outside the expertise of most managers and human resource personnel, while dealing with the problem improperly can lead to significant liability under federal and law, including the Americans With Disabilities Act and employee privacy laws. This  more...

Purchasing Contract Disputes nBad economic times inevitably result in serious business disputes. This teleconference will help you plan and implement a practical strategy to minimize the business interruptions (and costs) that can occur when purchasing contract disputes occur - and turn potential career-limiting purchasing disasters in 2009 into success stories. This introductory course will help you understand how such  more...

Internet Techniques for Locating Lost Relatives ...ost relative. Each search is unique. One always begins by establishing the goal - who needs to be 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  more...

Construction Project Closeout: Is Your Customer Satisfied? ...laims and complaints. n nOur expert will give you tips on establishing a bulletproof closeout checklist, handling move coordination and dealing with owner training - all the skills you'll want to have come closeout time. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to discuss scheduling and setting the ground rules. n- You will be able to explain the commissioning program. n- You will be able to  more...