Online Legal eLearning Training

Preventing Sexual Harassment for Leaders Course description -- Leaders have a particular responsibility in preventing sexual harassment, and this course spells out just exactly what their role is. They will be given critical information to tell them what the law expects and direction on how to meet these legal requirements. The course provides tools and tips for promoting a harassment-free environment, and suggestions on how to set a more...

How To Master Human Resources Course description -- This bundle covers some of the most challenging human resource compliance issues that employees and supervisors facea sexual harassment, violence, and EEO practices. Use the lessons in this bundle to prevent or address workplace situations that must be handled sensitively in order to promote respect and avoid legal consequences. Also included is a course to assist your more...

Interviewing Job Candidates Course description -- This is a practical course with tools and methods to help you prepare to get the results you want. You will learn how to define exactly what youa re looking for in a job candidate, and be given checklists and discussion guides for asking the right questions to get relevant answers. The course addresses the most common legal pitfalls and how to avoid them, as well as issues more...

Legal Research and Writing This course guides students on how to do legal research and writing. more...

Health Care Reporting and Presentations This is a complete and comprehensive course on creating and communicating health care information in a clear, concise presentation form. more...

Overview of Legal Nurse Consulting This course is designed for registered nurses interested in Legal Nurse Consulting. more...

Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program This program prepares students to practice as Legal Nurse Consultants. It is a 16 week course of study. Upon completion, students are eligible to receive Certification from the American College of Legal Nurse Consulting. This course is 90 contact hours of study. more...

Technical Writing for the Medical Professional As a medical professional, you may be called upon to write peer-reviewed research papers, articles for colleagues, lectures, presentations, or patient education materials. This course is designed to assist you with the skills and knowledge you will need to effectively write medically related materials. more...

Legal Transcription Training This unique and totally on-line program teaches you to do legal transcription and legal secretarial work. more...

Discharging Employees ...legal requirements as well as personal accountability when discharging an employee. This course covers all the critical aspects of termination, including information about the law and how it impacts the process and your decision. You will be given methods for identifying when discharge is appropriate and tools to help you prepare for the meeting. You will also learn specific techniques for more...

LBD: Understanding and Managing Behavior Examines why individuals behave the way they do and how behavior may be taught, changed, or modified. Historical foundations of the study of behavior and behavior managements, cultural influences, and ethical and legal concerns are also addressed. more...

Organisational Communication : Dealing with Authorities Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether its simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, your responsibility is defined by law. This course will help more...

Sexual Harassment: What Managers Should Know (Service) Sexual Harassment: What Managers Should Know educates managers about sexual harassment and supports their role in ensuring compliance with EEOC guidelines. Participants learn about the behaviors that constitute sexual harassment, gain an understanding of the legal problems it can cause, and receive guidance on enforcing your company's sexual harassment policy. more...

Sexual Harassment: What Employees Should Know (Service) Sexual Harassment: What Employees Should Know teaches participants about the behaviors that constitute sexual harassment and explains the legal problems it can cause your organization. Participants learn to recognize the different types of sexual harassment and to take appropriate action to prevent it. more...

Sexual Harassment: What Managers Should Know (Manufacturing) Sexual Harassment: What Managers Should Know educates managers about sexual harassment and supports their role in ensuring compliance with EEOC guidelines. Participants learn about the behaviors that constitute sexual harassment, gain an understanding of the legal problems it can cause, and receive guidance on enforcing your company's sexual harassment policy. more...

Sexual Harassment: What Employees Should Know (Manufacturing) Sexual Harassment: What Employees Should Know teaches participants about the behaviors that constitute sexual harassment and explains the legal problems it can cause your organization. Participants learn to recognize the different types of sexual harassment and to take appropriate action to prevent it. more...

Creating Effective Contracts ...you hear the word "contract", you may think of a written, legal document. However, when it comes to consulting relationships, contracts are more about setting expectations and involving the right people instead of setting legal parameters. In this course, you'll examine how to approach contracting, the considerations that are most important, and how you should approach the contracting meeting. more...

Ethics and Professional Knowledge PMBOK aligned ...ice in a complex project management environment? What are legal requirements, and how can you spot the moment when conflict of interest has occurred? In today's world, project managers must have a clear comprehension of these ethical responsibilities. Project managers must also be aware of their professional duty to contribute to the body of project management knowledge, to pass on that more...

Stakeholder Interests and Cultural Diversity PMBOK aligned ...eholders--including those of the client, the company, the legal and social environment, and the team itself--are your responsibility. Weighing these interests in the most fair and productive manner is an acquired art you can't afford to neglect. But that's not all. In an increasingly global network, project managers won't get far without an understanding of cultural diversity, and how to work more...

Selecting Your Strategy Legal and Ethical Concerns ...Legal and Ethical Concerns, is the last of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify legal constraints to consider while negotiating, recognize how ethical standards vary between individuals and analyze unethical tactics to defuse improper behavior. The Negotiation Strategies curriculum helps today's busy professional identify and more...

Addressing Problem Performance Simulation You're the head writer for The Jackie Lewis Show, a TV talk show on a basic cable channel. The six other writers and the writers assistant report to you. Unfortunately, several of these workers have become problem performers of one type or another. As their supervisor, you will need to inform them of these problem performance issues as well as facilitate improved performance using various methods, more...

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including issues related to the prevention of discrimination and harassment. The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society more...

Non-union Work Environments HRCI PHR ...n environments and that employee issues are resolved in a legally defensible manner. Toward that end, this course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations in the areas of work regulations and employee issue resolution. In the areas of work regulations, you will learn about policies, procedures, and work rules, along with employee handbook regulations and workplace behavior more...

Managing Business Risk Part 3 Managing Business Risk: Financing and Contingency Planning teaches learners how to identify the dimensions of risk financing and to identify the various categories of risk financing tools. Students will also learn about the major responsibilities of contract management and the importance of developing a business contingency plan. The target audience for this program is Team Leaders, Directors, more...

Six Sigma and the Voice of the Customer ...atin term that means, "Let the buyer beware." It's also a legal principle stating that consumers must purchase goods at their own risk, because unless specifically asked, the seller is generally under no obligation to disclose defects. Caveat emptor once struck fear in the hearts of many wary consumers. Fortunately, the tide has turned. Increased market competition, modern consumer protection more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity There's a common saying: "The only thing constant in life is change." This is especially true when it comes to managing brands. Look at Coca-Cola and how it spawned several brand extensions such as Diet Coke and Cherry Coke. Then there was a brief, but widely publicized, brand crisis caused by New Coke, which resulted in the reintroduction of Coca-Cola Classic. This is an example of how, over more...

Analyzing the Market This course will walk you through four crucial elements of analyzing your market. First, you'll learn to scan your environment, considering the economical, technological, social, and political impacts on your organization. Then you'll learn how market segmentation can assist you in developing products and marketing strategies. You'll be given a set of tools that can be utilized for developing and more...

Developing and Deploying Strategic Plans ...hs and weaknesses, stakeholders, relevant technology, and legal and regulatory factors. With these considerations, an organization's action plan can be developed and deployed, and its effectiveness evaluated.This course explores the concepts of strategic planning models, business environmental analysis, and strategic plan deployment. It is aligned with the Quality Management Division of the more...

Principles of Marketing Pricing Strategy Principles of Marketing: Pricing Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the role pricing plays in the marketing mix, to select appropriate objectives for pricing strategies, and to choose common methods to determine pricing. In addition, the program details the issues to consider when establishing a pricing strategy, the legal constraints that can affect more...

E-mail and Internet Use E-mail and Internet technologies are rapid communication and information tools that spell success for any person or business that knows how to take advantage of them. However, there are dangers in the use of this advanced technology. This course outlines the pitfalls involved in using e-mail and accessing the Internet through a company's network, and the policies that are often implemented to more...

Workplace Manager Workplace Attitudes This course describes your role, as a manager, in carrying out the company's legal responsibilities and policies relating to discrimination and harassment. All employees within an organization, whether new hires or as a refresher program for long-term employees. more...

A Manager s Introduction to Business Law ...pts of business law. It begins by exposing some prevalent legal misconceptions shared by management and establishes the true role that law plays in society and business. The relationship between business ethics and law is explained and how managers serve as vital role models for demonstrating ethical business practices. This course also presents the basis and structure of the U.S. legal system more...

Intellectual Property Overview ...se explains the basic types of intellectual property, the legal protections in place, and the potential consequences of violating intellectual property rights. The course covers current copyright, patent, and trademark laws and presents methods for minimizing legal liabilities. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses are developed and maintained with subject matter support provided by the Labor, more...

Trade Secrets ...antage to their owners and may be the only viable form of legal protection available. They are protected under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), in those states that have adopted it, and by common law principles in others. Owners may take legal action if their trade secrets are violated. The single most effective step owners can take to protect trade secrets is to get employees, more...

Doing Business on the Internet The use of the Internet as a means of doing business has changed the way in which business transactions can take place forever. Business can be conducted across vast geographical distances with a much greater degree of ease than was possible even twenty years ago. However, while advancements in technology have enabled the development of new business models, the impact of these changes on issues more...

Insider Trading ...legal insider trading is harmful to the marketplace. The ethical arguments against insider trading draw attention to the disparity of information between the two parties to the transaction, the violation of property rights, and the undermining of investors' confidence in the market. This course will provide examples of illegal insider trading and list the main provisions under law governing more...

Record Retention ...le disposing of too many records can increase a company's legal exposure, disposing of too few records increases the costs of storing the records. In this one-hour course, you'll learn how to identify which records must be retained and for how long, the different formats in which records may be stored, techniques for record disposal, and how to make sure your record retention policy complies more...

Independent Contractors and Temporary Employees ...ld be aware of the costs involved along with the relevant legal and taxation issues. It is important that both parties have a clear understanding of the terms of their agreement with the appropriate distribution of risks and responsibilities. This course explains the differences between independent contractors and temporary employees, the benefits and drawbacks of both, and how to get the most more...

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 On July 30, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Sparked by a wave of dramatic corporate and accounting scandals, this federal securities legislation attempts to combat corporate fraud and to enhance the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws. The act's provisions have helped to enhance audit committee responsibility more...

Union Awareness ...hanged. Regardless of the decline, workers still have the legal right to form unions, and you need a basic understanding of workers' rights, and what rights you have as an employer. It's important to understand why employees form unions, and how best to deal with them in your workplace. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses are developed and maintained with subject matter support provided by the more...

Documenting Discipline ...give rise to a lengthy grievance procedure, or, at worst, legal action. Detailed disciplinary documents are the best defense when a manager's actions are called into question. Without these documents there may be no record of a worker's repeated infractions or failure to satisfy job requirements. There may also be no evidence of a manager's attempt to deal with the worker in a fair and more...

Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Protection Following the Enron collapse, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into law in an effort to prevent or reduce the incidence of corporate and securities fraud. Significantly, the Act (technically named "The Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002") provides protection to, and even encourages, employees who would report such fraud. Sarbanes-Oxley provides the most forceful protections more...

Employee Sexual Harassment Awareness Sexual harassment can have a disastrous impact on victims, offenders, and the company in which the offense occurs. Training employees in the essentials of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability and maintaining a professional work environment. This course helps participants identify two types of sexual harassment, and recognize behaviors that may be considered sexually more...

Supervisor and Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness Sexual harassment can have a very negative impact on victims, offenders, and the company in which the offense occurs. There are many forms of prohibited conduct that can create a hostile working environment. Training managers and supervisors about the areas of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability. Company managers have an additional responsibility to both their employees more...

Harassment in the Workplace Harassment in the workplace is not confined to sexual harassment. Harassment can be based on all protected characteristics, including race, color, national origin, religion, age, and disability. Depending on state law and other circumstances, additional characteristics such as sexual orientation and marital status may also be protected. An effective harassment prevention training program must more...

Supervisor and Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness Multi-State Edition Sexual harassment can have a very negative impact on an organization's work environment. Managers and supervisors have a responsibility to both their employees and their company to know their role in preventing and responding to sexual harassment. This role includes knowing the laws, guidelines, policies, and resources for correcting, preventing, and investigating sexual harassment complaints. more...

HIPAA Privacy Rules Personal privacy is now a major issue to people, particularly where medical information is concerned. This course presents an overview of HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), outlining the main components and identifying who is covered by the act. The course examines the privacy provisions under HIPAA for patients and employees involved with covered entities. Under more...

Americans with Disabilities Act ADA This course explains the concepts, requirements, and practical application of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA of 1990 makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment against a qualified individual with a disability. The Act requires all private, state, or local government employers with 15 or more employees to make sure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to apply more...

Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes specific minimum requirements in relation to employees' wages, hours of work, overtime entitlements, and payroll records. The act was passed to set and enforce federal requirements on minimum wages and overtime. The FLSA became federal law in 1938 as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal--its primary aim was to respond to growing concerns about poor more...

Interviewing and Hiring Practices ...hat your recruiting, interviewing, and hiring processes illegally or unfairly discriminate against "protected" individuals or minority groups. It may also happen that your company communicates the wrong message unintentionally. This course helps to recognize aspects of discrimination in advertising and other recruitment materials, and how to avoid the use of discriminatory language. The course more...

Antitrust--Overview Antitrust laws legislate against business practices that undermine competitiveness or are considered to be unfair. The term "antitrust" derives from U.S. legislation that was originally formulated to combat business trusts--now commonly known as cartels. There are three major federal antitrust laws: the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act. Essentially, more...

Antitrust--Talking with the Competition Collaboration is an agreement to engage in some form of economic activity with another party. In modern markets, competitors may decide to collaborate for a number of reasons. These include funding innovation projects, sharing marketing or distribution costs, or implementing best practices in production or services. Collaborating with a competitor can help your company to cut costs and deliver a more...

Legal Ethical Social Global and Taxation Issues ... WestNet e-Learning module provides a look at some of the legal and social issues to consider in your work as a Web professional. As the Web has become more entwined with our personal and professional lives, the laws, rules, and customs of the day-to-day real world have necessarily followed. In some cases, this has meant applying existing laws and customs to the Internet. In others, new laws more...

Electronic Commerce Strategies This course, eCommerce Strategies, presents business strategies for electronic commerce, including branding, technology-enabled relationship management, purchasing, electronic data interchange, supply-chain management, auction sites, virtual communities, and Web portals. Also discussed are the factors that are important to electronic commerce but that are not business or technology issues. These more...

LAN Software In this WestNet e-Learning module, you will be guided through a brief description of the most important NOS solutions. We will examine how NOSs compare to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, and we will look at the key elements of each major NOS vendor's products. more...

DOT Drug and Alcohol Awareness Drug and alcohol abuse by employees is a common cause of workplace problems, such as accidents and ineffective work practices, in the US today. These problems can affect profits and expose companies to increased medical and insurance costs, and any related financial loss due to compensation. Several US laws have been enacted to combat drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. The Department of more...

ECDL ICDL 4 Module 1 Concepts of Information Technology IT - IT in Daily Life ...legal, and security issues involved in using computers. Note: the exercise items included with this ECDL-approved training are not ECDL certification tests. See www.ecdl.com for further details. End users wanting to become familiar with IT concepts; end users wanting to attain competency in the use of computers; end users wanting to attain an ECDL or ICDL certification or equivalent; staff of more...

Organizational Crisis Management - Managing a Crisis This course focuses on management during and after a crisis. It starts by covering challenges presented by crises the importance of crisis recognition and immediate management strategies on sudden crisis outbreak. It then moves on to management of information decision-making and managing with regard to legal issues. The final section covers guidelines for managing specific crisis types for more...

E-Commerce This module begins by introducing the business principles that every e-commerce Web site must consider. We then move on to explore the extensive invisible "back-end" systems that make online business possible. Finally we introduce some of the most important legal concepts and developments that affect the Web professional.  more...

i-Net+ Part 4: Security and Business Concepts This is the final course in a four part series that presents students with an overview of Internet security and business concepts. this course covers possible areas of vulnerability and how to protect against viruses, restrict and control access, conduct auditing, and handle encryption. E-business and e-commerce concepts and models, managing transactions and instruction on language and marketing more...

Essentials of Business Law: The Legal Environment ...Legal Environment offers the student an overview of the information needed to identify the functions classifications and sources of law. The program identifies the structure of the state and federal court system as well as trial procedures jurisdiction issues and alternative resolution methods. The program also details crimes and torts relating to businesses as well as tort duties vicarious and more...

Essentials of Business Law: Contract Law Essentials of Business Law: Contract Law offers the student an overview of contract law essentials. This program identifies the elements of contract formation classifications of contracts and contract strategies applying to validity and successful contract negotiations. The program also covers rules of consideration validity illegality the statute of frauds third-party rights and breach of more...

Human Resource Law: Management's Role Human Resource Law: Management's Role provides a general overview of law affecting the workplace. These legal issues include wrongful discharge wage and hour laws and anti-discrimination statutes. In addition this program provides ways employers can minimize employee complaints and methods employers can use to handle document and seek legal counsel for claims.  more...

Succession Planning: Setting up a Succession Planning Program Succession Planning: Setting Up a Succession Planning Program focuses on putting your Succession Plan on paper and into action. It begins with guidelines on writing a mission statement policy and procedures identifying target groups and other issues such as legal considerations. It then provides comprehensive guidelines on all aspects of rolling out your plan how to communicate and provide more...

Managing Performance: Overcoming Performance Appraisal Challenges In Managing Performance: Overcoming Performance Appraisal Challenges you will learn how to encourage regular communication how to conduct a status meeting and how to document ongoing communication. You will also learn how to respond to a defensive employee and how to resolve conflict in an appraisal discussion. In addition you will learn about the laws governing the appraisal process so you can more...

i-Net+ Part 4: Security and Business Concepts This is the final course in a four part series that presents students with an overview of Internet security and business concepts. this course covers possible areas of vulnerability and how to protect against viruses restrict and control access conduct auditing and handle encryption. E-business and e-commerce concepts and models managing transactions and instruction on language and marketing more...