Online Legislation eLearning

Certified Sarbanes-Oxley Expert (CSOE) - Distance learning and online certification program ... Consumer Protection Act is the most significant piece of legislation concerning the financial services industry in about 80 years. What does it mean for risk and compliance management professionals? It means new challenges, new jobs, new careers, new opportunities. The bill establishes new risk management and corporate governance principles, sets up an early warning system to protect the  more...

CRCMP Distance Learning and Certification - Includes the Dodd Frank Act ... Consumer Protection Act is the most significant piece of legislation concerning the financial services industry in about 80 years. What does it mean for risk and compliance management professionals? It means new challenges, new jobs, new careers, new opportunities. The bill establishes new risk management and corporate governance principles, sets up an early warning system to protect the  more...

The Clean Air Act ... The Clean Air Act describes one of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of atmospheric pollution. Learning Objectives a Understand the Clean Air Acts of 1955, 1963, 1970, and 1990 a Describe the permit program a Recognize the purposes of the CAA a Describe how the CAA is protecting people a Evaluate the New Source Review Program a Explain the three  more...

Employee Compensation HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the theories and applications associated with effective compensation. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet the current and  more...

Employment Management HRCI PHR ...ge of workforce planning and employment issues, including legislation affecting employee and consumer rights, and matters of workforce management. The HRCI certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and provides testing and  more...

Compensating Employees HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the theories and applications associated with effective compensation. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet the current and  more...

Hiring Considerations ...ent process must be fair and safe, and there is plenty of legislation to trip up the unwary manager. Getting any part of this wrong is expensive, time consuming, and damaging to the good name of the company. This course will give you a brief overview of the major employment legislation that affects recruitment. Then the course will explore the options that any manager has when faced with hiring  more...

Managing Employment HRCI PHR ...ge of workforce planning and employment issues, including legislation affecting employee and consumer rights, and matters of workforce management. The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management and provides testing and certification  more...

Employee Relations HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including those affecting employee and labor relations. The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. The Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification  more...

Employee Benefit Programs HRCI PHR ...g to ensure that your company's practices comply with any legislation governing employee benefits and that the benefit programs are competitive enough to attract and retain employees. These are some of the topics you will need to understand to prepare for the Human Resource Certification Institute's Professional in Human Resources certification examination (HRCI/PHR). This course will help you  more...

Occupational Health and Safety HRCI PHR ...ge of workforce planning and employment issues, including legislation affecting employee safety and health. The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management and provides testing and certification services. As a human resources  more...

Attorney-Client Privilege This course covers the attorney-client privilege that protects communications between attorneys and their clients and ensures their confidentiality. Many corporate businesspeople are not sure of their rights under the attorney-client privilege, and as such risk destroying the privilege and losing their rights. This course defines attorney-client responsibilities and examines how the privilege  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...

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ...orporate 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 and auditor oversight, including prior approval for non-audit services by the auditor and the disclosure of  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...

Equal Employment Opportunity EEO Think about the last time you were in an interview. Did you pay attention to the types of questions being asked? If not, you may have offered or requested information prohibited under anti-discrimination laws. It is essential to know the types of questions that can, and cannot, be asked in order to avoid charges of unfair discrimination. In this course, you will learn the Equal Employment  more...

Interviewing and Hiring Practices This course is intended to teach learners how to exercise sound judgment in the hiring and interviewing process. Not many companies nowadays specify discriminatory characteristics either directly or openly in an advertisement, unless these are required by a bona fide occupational qualification. Your advertising medium, the questions you ask on forms, what you discuss in company publications, and  more...

Antitrust--Overview ...ered 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, these laws prohibit business practices that unreasonably deprive consumers of the benefits of  more...

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System ...d through coordinated federal, provincial and territorial legislation. This course will acquaint you with the precautions that Canadian employees and employers must take in order to safely use, handle, and dispose of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. The intent of the information in this course is to help prevent/minimize employee exposures to the materials and minimize accidental releases  more...

Safety Sense Series: Keeping Yourself Safe ... they could and should have been prevented. Under current legislation, the responsibility for providing a safe working environment and preventing such accidents rests fully with the organisation itself. You can face heavy fines for simply being unaware of the rules, regulations and procedures let alone for not applying them. This combined with the need to understand your obligations and the  more...

Safety Sense Series: Safety Standards and Systems ... they could and should have been prevented. Under current legislation, the responsibility for providing a safe working environment and preventing such accidents rests fully with the organisation itself. You can face heavy fines for simply being unaware of the rules, regulations and procedures let alone for not applying them. This combined with the need to understand your obligations and the  more...

Safety Sense Series: The Safety Authorities ... they could and should have been prevented. Under current legislation, the responsibility for providing a safe working environment and preventing such accidents rests fully with the organisation itself. You can face heavy fines for simply being unaware of the rules, regulations and procedures let alone for not applying them. This combined with the need to understand your obligations and the  more...

Safety Sense Series: Improving Safety Performance ... they could and should have been prevented. Under current legislation, the responsibility for providing a safe working environment and preventing such accidents rests fully with the organisation itself. You can face heavy fines for simply being unaware of the rules, regulations and procedures let alone for not applying them. This combined with the need to understand your obligations and the  more...

Equal Opportunities The issues surrounding Equal Opportunities in the workplace are extremely important to management and staff in any organisation. It is a topical issue which is supported by legislation and everybody should be aware of the principles and practices involved. This course will raise your awareness of how equal opportunities applies to you as an individual or a manager in the workplace.  more...

Essentials of Business Law: Employment Law Essentials of Business Law: Employment Law offers the student an overview of employment law essentials. This program identifies the elements of agent and principal relationships the duties of agents and principals and ways in which agreements between these two parties are ratified. The program also identifies fair labor laws and labor and management issues including actions that constitute  more...

Groundwater Our Most Valuable Resource 07 CEU ...hat federal and provincial/ state governments have passed legislation that helps protect groundwater resources. This course gives attendees an understanding of the rational of those legislative requirements. Additionally, students will be introduced to terms such as drawdown, evapotranspiration, groundwater formation, infiltration, mining, overdraft, percolation, permeability and porosity.  more...

Monitoring and Sampling ...r quality is being checked at the frequencies required by legislation and the results of these tests are the evidence that is required to satisfy a drinking water inspector that you are in compliance with regulations. Sampling and monitoring is also done at a variety of locations for a variety of reasons, some reasons are regulatory while others are operational. A review of common field and  more...