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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Scope Creep on Construction Projects ...d contractors each have a vested interest in defining the full project scope and developing an accurate budget. However, as the project progresses, scope creep can go unnoticed, gradually work its way into a project's scope as expectations evolve, and result in significant negative impacts. This live audio conference will discuss some of the causes and reasons for scope creep, as well as  more...

Workers' Compensation Benefits: Who is Eligible, How are They Calculated, When and How Can They be Settled BenefitsWorkers' compensation benefits are a continuing and significant expense to 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  more...

Section 199 Deduction for Qualified Construction Activities Income ...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. Learning  more...

Excel Power Tips and Shortcuts ...l users are underutilizing this software. Start using the full power of Excel , and learn cool Excel tips and tricks that will make you the 'go-to' person in your office! Master more than 100 tips to make you a Power User! This live audio conference gives you a ton of productivity pointers! Get an immediate return on your investment as you learn powerful and efficient ways to save you hours  more...

Advanced Issues in GMP Contracting ...ute suggestions that parties to these disputes often lack full appreciation of the differences between GMP contracts and the contracts that the users are used to working under, how to manage the risks that are inherent to this delivery system, or the additional administrative burden that accompanies the use of this format. This live audio conference is designed to highlight those differences  more...

Special Needs Trusts: What, Why and How ...nning for disabled individuals is important for providing full service to a practitioner's clients and avoiding serious malpractice liability. Unfortunately, the government benefit programs involved and the options available for obtaining and preserving such benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid, are highly complex. Furthermore, the government has elevated its scrutiny of  more...

Tax Planning and Guidance for Business Travel and Entertainment Deductions ...l, meals and entertainment expense to ensure you can take full advantage of the deduction allowed under the federal tax code. Ensure that your records will stand the test of a tax audit. Fine tune your understanding of when an employee's meal is 100% deductible and when it is only 50% deductible. Understand when foreign travel is deductible and the limitations on personal travel and  more...

Ready Access CBT Training: Methods for Training Your Clients in the Use of CBT While Strengthening and Broadening Your Own CBT S ...mes an ongoing repetitive process that falls short of its full potential. This live audio conference of Ready Access CBT Training will provide a useful method for educating your clients while helping them through the principles of CBT. You will acquire a deeper and broader understanding as well as a greater appreciation of these principles and new methods to explain them to others in a useful  more...

Upgrading to Microsoft Office 2010: What's New and Improved? ...e number of features and options available and never take full advantage of the potential it offers for managing email, PowerPoint , Access , SharePoint workspace and Excel . Join us to learn the new and improved features on November 17th! This audio conference will be displayed for attendees via GoToWebinar's interactive component, for which Lorman will provide access and installation  more...

How Can End-of-Life Planning Resources Benefit Your Workplace? ...n $17 billion and $33 billion per year in productivity of full-time workers with caregiving responsibilities. Employers need to place a priority on addressing end-of-life issues. These issues affect their employees who serve as caregivers to aging parents, children and other relatives, or who experience a health crisis for themselves or a partner. End-of life issues affect benefits costs,  more...

Complying With OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements BenefitsMany companies do not understand the scope or complexity of the various recordkeeping obligations under OSHA's laws and regulations. This audio conference will provide guidance as to OSHA's recordkeeping requirements, including pending regulatory changes and trends. Learn about OSHA's new penalty policy, as well as the pending OSHA Reform Bill hidden in the Miner Safety and Health Act.  more...

Labor Law: Could 2011 Be the Turning Point for Unions? ...full years of President Obama's administrative initiatives - a rollout of many campaign promises. Unions played a vital role in the 2008 elections and they continue to have a large voice in upcoming Congressional elections this fall. While most of the country has been focused on health care reform, 2011 could prove to be a pivotal year for union activity. What businesses may not be aware of,  more...

Are Email Negotiation Blunders Costing You Money? How to Negotiate and Influence With Email BenefitsIn our age of ever expanding communication possibilities, what is the best way to negotiate? Should it be face to face, over the phone or via the Internet? The answer? It depends. Are you using the right tool at the right time? Do you negotiate and persuade for a living (and everyone does) or realize how much your success, business and income depend on your ability to persuade, motivate  more...

Schedule C Reporting Update ...businesses. However, a large number also represent large, full-time business enterprises. It is not surprising that with such a large vast array of different types of businesses, Schedule C filers are frequent targets of IRS audits. This teleconference will review the basics of a Schedule C and move on to the proper reporting of income and expenses. We will conclude with a discussion of two new  more...

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: Application to Condominiums and Single-Family Homes ...ders who are subject to the federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act do not understand how to comply, or perhaps worse, they think they're in compliance when they're not. These developers do not understand either how to draft unit purchase agreements to comply with the completed home exemption or when circumstances of their program would indicate consideration of registration. This  more...

Bankruptcy Basics for Paralegals ...full of traps for all professionals. Not only must you be familiar with the Bankruptcy Code, which is often amended, and case law, but also the often overlooked federal rules of bankruptcy procedure, local rules and judge-specific rules. Scott Brown - a national humor columnist by day and a bankruptcy lawyer by night - puts a unique spin on issues germane to the bankruptcy world. A former clerk  more...

Avoiding Exposure Under The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act ...survival. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is full of traps for unwary employers and the penalties for noncompliance can be significant. This teleconference will bring you up-to-date on the latest development under the IWPCA, including how creative plaintiffs' attorneys are using the IWPCA in conjunction with other wage and hour statutes, and will provide guidance for addressing  more...

A Primer on Social Security Disability Law ...asses the Social Security regulations which span nearly a full volume of the Code of Federal Regulations, many volumes of law reporters, dozens of separately issued Social Security rulings and many volumes of internal regulations. This is why most lawyers do not want to develop an expertise in this area. This teleconference is designed to give you a broad overview of the administrative  more...

The Art and Science of Ethically Firing a Client ...ngoing representation? What steps must be taken to successfully terminate your duties to that client? Under what circumstances is the lawyer entitled to recover any fees or expenses from its subsequent judgment in a contingent fee representation? How should you document your withdrawal? This informative 90-minute teleconference will cover the full range of issues and identify best practices and  more...

Microsoft Outlook 2007 Tips and Tricks ...lmed by the features and options available and never take full advantage of the potential it offers for managing email, calendar and contacts. They don't discover the time-saving shortcuts Outlook provides or utilize the many options included in Outlook. This teleconference offers a quick course in using Microsoft Outlook, showing users how to use Outlook and get the most use from their  more...

Working Capital Management: Effective Policies and Techniques BenefitsLiquidity is top of mind for executives and they are looking at all sources of incremental free cash flow within their organizations. One area that is on everyone's list of sources is working capital, but most companies fail to reap the full opportunity that is available to them. What are leading companies doing to effectively drive cash flow from working capital? This teleconference will  more...

Nanotech Materials for Sustainable Buildings ...nce will give an overview of how nanotech is changing the full spectrum of building materials and technologies. For instance, you will learn about stronger and lighter nano-steel, translucent nano-concrete, ultra-low-energy nano-lighting, flexible nano-solar panels, insulating nano-glass, waterproof nano-drywall, amazingly durable nano-coatings and paints, dirt-proof nano-enhanced fabrics and  more...

Tip Credit and Tip Pooling: FLSA Considerations and Limitations BenefitsMany employees in the service sector are compensated in part by tips rather than wages. This is particularly the case for restaurants and tourist service occupations. Employers are allowed in certain circumstances to claim a tip credit toward satisfying state and federal minimum wage laws. This means that the tips are credited against and thus satisfy a portion of the obligation to pay  more...

Low Quality Asphalt: How to Avoid Problems Down the Road .... Methods discussed will include complete reconstruction; full-depth reclamation using lime, Portland cement or foamed asphalt; stress relieving inter-layers; and milling with conventional overlays. We will discuss how to tell which methods are practical and how to choose the specific materials for use under different conditions. Both advantages and potential problems with each method will be  more...

A Comprehensive Approach to Building Excellent ADA Facilities within the Public Right-of-Way ...full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act within the public right-of-way to be a difficult goal to achieve. This teleconference will provide proven techniques that will increase the chances of fully completing the ADA facilities the first time without costly mistakes or retrofits. This practical approach coordinates the survey, design, inspection and construction of ADA  more...

All About Insulating Concrete Forms ...ough with them to specify them comfortably or use them to full benefit. Many contractors do not bid ICF projects because they do not know enough to estimate costs and assemble a crew. This teleconference will provide a comprehensive introduction to ICFs for all types of building professionals. It covers the topics central to deciding whether ICFs might be appropriate for a particular  more...

Collection Techniques for Landlords ...mmercial tenants are making these payments on time and in full. Most leases specifically outline collection techniques and security mechanisms (such as security deposits and guaranties), but landlords are finding that these techniques and mechanisms are insufficient to deal with the scope and severity of their tenants' financial problems. With this in mind, this teleconference is designed to  more...

Increasing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Manufacturing Logistics ...lines and delaying deliveries by waiting for trucks to be full, and there is plenty of evidence that this approach is counterproductive for the company as a whole. n nInstead, manufacturing logisticians should view themselves as the pit crew supporting the production "race car drivers" and dedicate themselves to making sure that they always have the materials they need, in the right  more...

The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - How and Why It Affects Your Business ... into effect on October 1, 2005. The SSTP now includes 19 full member states and three associate member states. Although initially taking effect as a voluntary program for taxpayer participation, legislation has been introduced in Congress to make it mandatory. If the SSTP becomes mandatory, it would effectively eliminate the physical presence standard established in Quill. Therefore, under an  more...

On-Site Power Generation: Challenges, Opportunities and New Developments nMission critical operations include electronic trading operations; semiconductor manufacturing (clean rooms); pharmaceutical plants; hazardous biological or chemical labs; military, defense and government facilities; certain security or public safety related projects, including 911 call centers, emergency or disaster response centers; airport air traffic control towers; and other critical  more...

Pitfalls with Lean Implementation nAre you (or about to be) in the 90% lean failure group? In implementing lean, the cards are stacked against your success. The sad truth is this: eight or nine organizations of 10 who embark on implementing an improvement initiative like lean, Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma FAIL to get the benefits they should. This wastes time and money, and disenfranchises the workforce. In extreme cases, it can  more...