Growing Telephone Seminars

DISC Training and Certification ...growing professional human resources assessment and development tools. You will become a Certified Human Behavior Consultant and accredited to purchase DISC products at wholesale prices, produce your own reports, and conduct training using any of the assessment profiling and surveying tools. As a Certified Human Behavior Consultant, you will be able to: * Establish stronger relationships  more...

E-Discovery: Subpoenas and Non-Party Production Issues ...g party and its counsel must be agile enough to address a growing number of electronic discovery (eDiscovery) issues and to know how to follow an ESI trail. Similarly, organizations that often receive nonparty subpoenas should be ready to respond quickly and appropriately, including possessing familiarity with a wide range of potential objections and red-flags. Attend this live audio  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 will 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,  more...

Key Aspects of Mezzanine Financing ...h the tightening of leverage multiples for senior debt, a growing number of companies and equity sponsors are turning to mezzanine debt as a solution to their capitalization requirements. This live audio conference will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the key issues associated with the structuring and documenting of mezzanine financings. The program will help you understand unique  more...

Sales and Use Taxation of Internet Sales:The Evolving Case Law ...growing budget deficits, many states are taking increasingly aggressive positions in an attempt to impose sales and use tax obligations on internet transactions. Internet sellers face a murky and sometimes ill-defined landscape with respect to sales and use taxes that are impacted by both state law and federal constitutional principles. By exploring the growing body of judicial decisions, this  more...

Employee Discipline for Conduct Outside of Work ...nificantly, this live audio conference will discuss how a growing number of states are protecting employee off-duty conduct by providing an overview of state employee lifestyle statutes. For union employers, these topics will be discussed in the context of defending against employee grievances. This live audio conference is designed for human resource managers, personnel managers, business  more...

Legal Implications of Doing Business on the Internet BenefitsThe Internet is the modern day Wild Wild West. Digital pirates, copyright trolls, cybersquatters, website hijackers, hackers, and scammers are only a few of the nasty breed of outlaws that prowl the Internet. Online threats from unscrupulous competitors, Internet activists, and disenchanted employees may be even more damaging to a business. Legal claims such as false advertising, unfair  more...

Screening Unemployed Job Applicants: Pros and Cons to Consider ...us and emerging trends and best practices, along with the growing use of social media and internet tools. Given the growing number of failure to hire claims in today's challenging job market, the increasing frequency of FCRA and EEOC actions related to hiring practices and applicant investigation, failing to understand how to properly use these tools can turn valuable candidate selection  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...

California E-Discovery Rules: Still in Their Infancy ...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. In that AB 5 has been in force more than a year, many law firms, companies and government agencies are still wrestling with ambiguities and compliance challenges. Attend this audio conference and  more...

Emerging Trends in Metal Roofing ...s the trends for the future. Metal roofing is the fastest growing residential roof product, and its share of the commercial roofing market continues to grow. It is becoming a product of choice for architects, designers and facility managers looking for a durable and energy efficient roof material. Metal roofing is evolving with new energy-reducing coatings, substrates, profiles, textures and  more...

Developing Storm Water Utilities and Impact Fee Programs ...growing challenges to manage storm water runoff due to aging infrastructure, ever-increasing capital needs and unfunded federal mandates to manage water quality. Storm water programs that are supported primarily by the general fund must compete annually with other programs and funding is often unreliable and insufficient. Due to the recent recession, tax revenues are down and are expected to be  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...

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...

Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Couples ...arena of estate planning for non-traditional couples is a growing field laden with opportunities and land mines. Whether it be a gay or lesbian couple, or a heterosexual couple living together but simply choosing not to get married, the need to be proactive in their planning is essential. Two primary issues arise when it comes to planning for non-traditional couples: (1) Unlike traditional  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...

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...