Growing Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Satisfying OFCCP's Internet Applicant Rules ...ers additional direction and assistance into this new and growing area of employment issues. Moreover, the OFCCP has initiated a systematic process for monitoring adherence to the Internet Applicant Rule. This teleconference will review the new and expanded OFCCP guidance and provide you with a greater understanding of what is included in the definition of Internet and related technologies, who  more...

California's New State Court E-Discovery Rules: Do Try This At Home ...ffect immediately and brought California in line with the growing number of states adopting specific regulations for modern civil litigation's critical arena of electronically stored information. At this teleconference, you will participate in an intensive, practical discussion with an expert as to the new rules' apparent impacts on process and strategy as to discovery requests directed to  more...

Protect and Collect - The Effective Use of Engagement Letters BenefitsToday's economy finds companies in every industry, including professional service firms, looking at best practices to keep revenues steady and to decrease liability. The collection process has become more burdensome as cash flow tightens across the country. With more and more lawsuits arising against professional service providers and their firms, law firms, accounting firms and even  more...

IRS Form 5471: Information Return for U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations ...idiaries to conduct foreign operations. Whether you are a growing multinational company with subsidiaries all over the globe, or a small, closely-held company that owns a Canadian subsidiary, you will have to file IRS Form 5471 for every foreign corporation that you own. Although an information return, the Form 5471 is the place the IRS starts when auditing U.S. businesses that own foreign  more...

Covenants Not to Compete and Trade Secrets ...nd confidential business information - one of the fastest growing areas of intellectual property law outside of traditional patent, copyright and trademark concerns. You'll learn about covenants not to compete, nonsolicitation agreements, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, trade secret protection and misappropriation, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and state trade secret statutes, the  more...

Taxation Issues When Conducting Business With Native American Tribes ...omic activities, both on and off American Indian lands, a growing number of companies are looking to do business with Native American tribes, tribally-owned enterprises or businesses owned by tribal members. These ventures present significant legal challenges along with unique opportunities, particularly in the area of taxation. This teleconference examines the key federal, state and tribal tax  more...

New Rules and Formats for International ACH Transactions ...growing but with that growth comes challenges, the most significant being the need to track transactions to ensure funds are not being disbursed to or from individuals that are threats to the U.S. The Office of Foreign Asset Control is the government organization that tracks this information. Their regulations require that all international transactions comply with the travel rule which  more...

Smoking Discrimination in the Workplace: On and Off the Clock ... claims and are absent more frequently than nonsmokers, a growing number of employers have implemented programs to minimize the number of smokers in its workforce. These employer programs range from offering quit smoking programs to refusing to hire smokers and even terminating smokers. Privacy advocates argue an employer's interest in the smoking habits of applicants and employees ends at the  more...

Crisis Intervention Team Training for Law Enforcement for the 21st Century nEstimates run as high as 1 in 5 (20%) of 911 emergency calls to law enforcement involve some component of mental illness component and many reach crisis level. Typical law enforcement training is focused on projecting authoritative persona, command and control, and follow my directions or else. These tactics often lead to use of force and injury for all involved parties. Some lead to litigation  more...

FIN 48 - Uncertainty in Income Taxes ...growing number of diverse accounting practices companies are using to analyze and report their tax positions, the Financial Accounting Standards Board recently enacted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. It is effective for all U.S. GAAP financial reporting enterprises, including pass-through and not-for-profit entities, for tax years beginning after December  more...

Utilizing Congestion Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion and Generate Infrastructure Revenue nMany states and metropolitan areas are faced with increasing traffic congestion along with inadequate sources of transportation revenue to address transportation investment needs. After completing this teleconference, you will improve your understanding of the ability of congestion pricing to address both congestion reduction and revenue generation objectives. You will be able to describe some of  more...

Stemming the Tide: 10 Best Practices for Litigation Expense Management ...ued increase in corporate reliance on electronic data and growing sophistication of plaintiffs' counsel have all combined to result in skyrocketing litigation costs with no end to this growth in sight. This comes at a time when pressure from business clients to reduce the cost of legal services is at an all time high. This teleconference will suggest 10 real-world ideas that, implemented  more...

Current Trends in Green Lending ... for more than decade but have been seldom used. With the growing concerns over the nation's addiction to imported oil and climate change there is a new push to create a greater market demand for this feature. This teleconference will help you poise to take advantage of the green revolution. It will explain the basics of green lending and the federal government's effort to promote it. It will  more...

Investing IRAs and Qualified Plan Rollovers in Real Estate, Franchises, Start-Ups and Other Private Investments - Techniques and ...growing number of IRA owners and recipients of qualified plan rollovers have sought to take control of their own investments by investing directly in real estate and small businesses that they may intend to manage or otherwise be personally involved in. This trend has accelerated in recent years as syndicators, entrepreneurs, private fund managers and franchisors have come to view IRAs and  more...

Employee Discipline for Conduct Outside of Work nIn this informative 90-minute teleconference, you will learn the legal rights and responsibilities of employers in disciplining employees for conduct outside of work. You'll hear about recent legislation and court cases involving some of the hottest topics in employment law, including employee discipline for blogging, web-based "employer trashing," workplace dating and extramarital affairs, and  more...