Events Telephone Seminars

Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation ...claims to back injuries from lifting, and other traumatic events will be discussed, as well as some of the strategies that employers use to prevent workplace injuries from occurring and provide cost effective ideas that can be implemented to track injuries and train employees. Mr. Valente will outline ways to control common workplace injuries after they occur; drawing on his experiences he will  more...

Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation ...claims to back injuries from lifting, and other traumatic events will be discussed, as well as some of the strategies that employers use to prevent workplace injuries from occurring and provide cost effective ideas that can be implemented to track injuries and train employees. Mr. Valente will outline ways to control common workplace injuries after they occur; drawing on his experiences he will  more...

Motor Vehicle Searches: Impact of the Arizona v. Gant Decision ...icle stops and searches constitute one of the most common events for law enforcement officials. Legal disputes arising out of motor vehicle stops and searches, in both the civil and criminal context, are also extremely common. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. Gant has brought a significant change to the law regarding motor vehicle searches. This audio conference will provide  more...

Preparing for the International Financial Reporting Standard ...high-quality global accounting standards. Both of these events represent progress toward the adoption of IFRS in the United States. PricewaterhouseCoopers continues to believe that the move to IFRS in the United States is inevitable and is in the best interests of investors and companies. Given the strategic and business issues related to conversion, as well as the investment of time  more...

Assessing and Avoiding Lender Liability Claims: Don't Let Borrowers or Guarantors Turn the Tables ... in loan defaults and corporate bankruptcy filings. These events have precipitated a resurgence of lender liability claims as borrowers, guarantors and bankruptcy trustees have become more aggressive in asserting such claims in an effort to increase their leverage in workout negotiations and to augment the recovery of unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases. In this difficult environment,  more...

Implementing Employee Threat Assessments: Are Your Employees Ticking Time Bombs? BenefitsEmployers are confronted more often with dangerous employees. This teleconference will address practical human resource issues including how not to hire dangerous employees, strategic discipline, strategic terminations and high risk terminations. It will also discuss some practical tools employers have at their disposal to deal with difficult employees, along with a discussion of real life  more...

Influenza: Seasonal to Pandemic ...for health care and public health personnel. However, the events of April 2009 changed our perception of influenza when a novel Influenza A strain emerged and produced the first pandemic in almost 50 years. This teleconference will explore the changing influenza strains and the illnesses that result. You will come away enabled to better protect yourself and your community when confronted with  more...

When Bad Things (Unexpectedly) Happen to Good Projects: Force Majeure Clauses in Contemporary Construction Contracts ...events, such as an act of nature (e.g. a hurricane or flood), an act of war (e.g. a terrorist attack) or similar sudden, disruptive developments impact a construction project and result in schedule delays and substantial increased costs? Virtually every construction contract contains a force majeure clause providing for schedule and price relief for such events if contractually-mandated  more...

Share-Based Compensation - Impact of Recent Events on the Use of Equity Compensation nExecutive compensation continues to be a hot topic across many industries. Recent changes in share-based compensation rules, principally the changes to Financial Accounting Standards 123(R) [FAS 123(R)], and market uncertainty and declines have led to significant changes in how companies and executives view the role and the value of equity as part of an overall compensation package. Join our  more...