Exposure Telephone Seminars

Prevailing Wage Law: An Understanding of Davis-Bacon ...he loss of a major source of business, in addition to the exposure to substantial damages and attorneys' fees. This live audio conference will enable you to ensure you are satisfying the Davis-Bacon Act when competing for and performing federal public works contracts. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to identify contract provisions that implicate the Davis-Bacon Act. - You will be able  more...

Ethical Considerations in Utilizing Social Media .... State bar discipline, compromised cases and malpractice exposure, even job loss, has resulted from ill-advised use of social media by lawyers. Worse, courts, state bar associations and disciplinary counsel have offered scant guidance on potential ethical violations arising from use of social media. Do the print advertising rules apply or does something new? Is blogging subject to a different  more...

Offboarding: Strategies for a Successful Goodbye ...w HR can engineer the offboarding process to reduce legal exposure and financial costs, and to improve the pool of future talent, increase employee commitment and enhance the company's brand in its sector. This live audio conference is designed for human resource managers, personnel managers, employee relations managers, presidents, vice presidents, business owners and managers, supervisors,  more...

Common Conflicts in the Tripartite Relationship ...partite relationship has different goals, obligations and exposure that may be inconsistent with each other. When the parties exercise or express their individual rights, it can negatively impact the legal rights and defenses of the others, sometimes placing counsel in a precarious ethical position. Worse, it can place the insured and carrier in direct conflict. Learn more about these issues  more...

Electronic Control Weapon and Legal Liability BenefitsThis live audio conference addresses the use of force, investigation and legal liabilities associated with the use of electronic control weapons (ECWs) in a law enforcement environment. Learn about the realities and myths associated with ECWs as well as current use of force federal case laws pertaining to the use of ECWs. Familiarize yourself with 'best practices' responses, uses of ECWs  more...

Document Retention and Destruction Policies for Financial Institutions BenefitsFinancial institutions too often rely on recommended document retention guidelines without understanding the risks of inconsistent or antiquated practices. While Sarbanes-Oxley has clarified the responsibilities of certain financial institutions, Sarbanes-Oxley is only a portion of the document universe. This live audio conference will help you navigate the complex universe of document  more...

Legal Implications of Environmental Contamination ...vironmental liability and learn how to avoid and mitigate exposure to environmental liability so that it can be effectively managed in the context of land ownership, business operations and purchase or financing transactions. Existing owners of contaminated properties will learn how to minimize risks associated with tort liability, financing transactions and the sale of property. Prospective  more...

Screening Unemployed Job Applicants: Pros and Cons to Consider Benefits(Problem) Many employers struggle to balance their need for information about potential applicants, given the high costs of even a single 'bad hire,' with understanding their legal obligations and the risks of using certain available tools to screen job applicants. Unemployed applicants pose unique issues and are more likely to bring a failure to hire discrimination claim. (Solution) This  more...

Sales and Use Tax Determination Headaches BenefitsSales and use tax professionals are faced with the legal and practical challenges of learning as many as 50 different state sales and use tax laws and regulations. No one could possibly learn all of the different state requirements and yet our jobs demand it! The purpose of this audio conference is to reveal the secrets to working in a multistate environment. You will learn about the four  more...

Architect and Engineer Liability in California ... and insurance issues, negligence standards and potential exposure to typical parties on a construction project, specific statutory regulations that affect general design practice in California and a discussion of procedural laws relating to the design of large home developments. This audio conference is designed for attorneys, architects, engineers, project managers, presidents and vice  more...

Workers' Compensation Handbook Best Practices ...e every step you can to reduce your workers' compensation exposure and costs. This 90-minute audio conference is geared to provide you with the best handbook practices - policies, procedures and techniques - for staying in control of your workers' compensation claims and explaining these issues to employees. This audio conference is designed for human resource managers, workers' compensation  more...

Recent Developments in Employer Liability for 401(k) Investments ...ed benefits competitive while addressing and managing the exposure to corporate or personal liability. You'll gain an understanding of what effects the new ruling, LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg Associates Inc., will have in your profession. This audio conference is designed for Human resource managers, benefits administrators, payroll managers, plan administrators, controllers, CFOs, finance  more...

Surety Bonds and Contract Provisions ...reas of potential dispute focus on the surety's potential exposure to extra contractual damages. The payment bond is for the benefit of those furnishing labor and materials to a construction project. Hence, laborers and/or materialmen are the oblige(s) of a payment bond. Learning Objectives - You will be able to review surety rights, obligations and defenses. - You will be able to explain  more...

Collection Disputes: A Good Defense Is the Best Offense BenefitsTiming is often everything when attempting to collect debts and delinquent accounts. A collection dispute can cause prejudicial delays that may severely impair your ability to collect a debt, or worse, may result in the debtor filing a lawsuit against your firm or agency. Collection disputes may take the form of a dispute about the debt itself, whether the debt is owed by the person upon  more...

Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ...requirements and, by virtue of receiving funds, potential exposure to governmental audit requirements. This teleconference will address these monitoring and reporting requirements, and the potential noncompliance penalties associated with ARRA funds. We will discuss lessons learned from the first two reporting periods, how prime recipients can approach and address sub-recipient and contract  more...

Landlord and Tenant Law: Commercial Tenant Bankruptcy Considerations ...o maximize their recoveries while tenants may limit their exposure. Specifically, you'll get a step-by-step approach of the bankruptcy process as it impacts commercial leases, including the termination of leases; the assumption, assignment and rejection of such leases in bankruptcy; and enforcing contractually bargained for rights under such leases. This teleconference is designed for  more...

Design Professionals' Exposure for Design Errors and Omissions ...e and contractual protections can be used to minimize the exposure of the design professional. Learning Objectives - You will be able to discuss the 2007 provisions of the AIA agreements. - You will be able to identify the area of greatest risk. - You will be able to review exceptions to the ELD. - You will be able to describe how insurance and contractual protections can be used to minimize  more...

Avoiding Exposure Under The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act BenefitsAre you paying your employees correctly? Maintaining proper pay practices has always been challenging due to the highly technical and often changing regulations in this area. Unfortunately, as the number of wage and hour lawsuits continues to spiral out of control, keeping abreast of the current rules and legal developments regarding pay practices has now become a matter of basic survival.  more...

Medical Necessity - The Collaborative Partnership Approach ...fitsHospitals constantly struggle with reducing financial exposure due to noncompliance with medical necessity in the ordering and performing of diagnostic tests on both the inpatient and outpatient business environment. Current hospital business processes and medical staff mind-sets do not lend themselves and promote financial efficiencies in the performance and reimbursement of diagnostic  more...

Current Issues in Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement Officials BenefitsPlaintiffs see suits against individual officers as a way to recover monetary damages because Monell claims against municipalities are often too difficult or expensive to litigate effectively. From strip searches to excessive force claims, qualified immunity is a powerful defensive tool. This teleconference will help you identify current trends in qualified immunity doctrine in some of the  more...

Advanced Microsoft Excel Formulas and Functions ...n't need to know them all)? This teleconference gives you exposure to those 'hidden' functions and gives you new and powerful tools, such as array formulas, that will make your usage of Excel even more powerful and efficient. Also included are some of those valuable tips that you may have picked up in the previous teleconference, 'Mastering Excel Formulas and Functions,' such as quick formula  more...

Limited Medical Programs: How Employers Are Using Them to Control Health Care Costs BenefitsAfter years of increasing medical premiums, employers are hitting road blocks in cost saving measures. We are at a point of office visit co-pays approaching $50, prescription drug co-pays of $50 to $100, deductibles exceeding $2,000 for in-network benefits, and more and more premium cost shifting from employer to employee. Employee's are finding it hard to afford the per pay premiums and  more...

Commodity Risks: How to Identify and Implement a Corporate Hedging Program BenefitsMany firms are unprepared to manage the risks associated with changes in commodity prices and their effect on the bottom line. Such firms often wonder if there is a way to manage the risk differently - could they identify the risk in advance, anticipate the impact and mitigate the changes such that their bottom line is preserved? Yes. This teleconference will help you identify the risks of  more...

Circular 230 Update and Practitioner Regulation: Expansion of Scope and Clarifications ...ncreasingly burdened with expanded regulation and penalty exposure for themselves and their firms or institutions. Tax departments have moved from being a profit center to being a center for risk management. This teleconference will help you understand the current requirements and risks for tax preparers and advisors. The teleconference will cover the obligations of both the individual tax  more...

Work-Related Stress Claims: Overview, the Law and Strategies for Defense BenefitsPerhaps the most nebulous and ill-defined workplace injury involves the claim of mental disability as the result of stressful working conditions. Unlike the garden variety orthopedic injury and even pulmonary injury, there is no objective medical evidence that can unequivocally establish psychiatric disability, let alone its relationship to workplace stress. This teleconference will solely  more...

Understanding the New Penalties for Tax Preparers nSignificant changes have been made to the preparer penalty of IRC §6694 since 2007. The standard of care needed to avoid the penalty has been raised, the penalty is greater and the reach of the penalty is broader. In addition, there are various other penalties and rules of conduct you must be aware of and new guidance has been issued in several of these areas in the past year. It is imperative  more...

Avoid Wrongful Termination Lawsuits: Strategies to Keep Your Managers Out of Legal Trouble nThis teleconference will review tried-and-true methods for eliminating employment litigation risks, will build managers' confidence in dealing with a range of common-place employee issues, and sharpen their understanding of workplace practices and policies which will dramatically reduce exposure to litigation risks for themselves and their companies.  more...

What the New Ledbetter Pay Act Means for Employers nOn January 29, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, effectively changing the landscape of the statute of limitations for equal pay discrimination claims. The act greatly expands the amount of time that employees have to bring claims of discriminatory pay practices, which could have a substantial impact on employers. This teleconference will help the  more...

Multiplaintiff Settlement Negotiations nMultiplaintiff, class and collective actions continue to increase. More and more employers are facing wage and hour cases and collective actions under the FLSA. Plaintiffs' counsel increasingly are relying on the benefits of Rule 23 certification to bring their wage and hour claims under applicable state wage and hour laws, bypassing the more restrictive FLSA collective action "opt-in" process.  more...

Occupational Noise Induced Hearing Loss nThis teleconference will bring you up to speed on issues related to hazardous occupational noise. Understand the intricacies of the effects noise exposure have on hearing. Get a handle on complicated issues surrounding the calculation of hearing impairment. Avoid problems down the road by getting to know state-specific workers' compensation issues. You'll gain the practical insight you need to  more...