Liabilities Telephone Seminars

Offboarding: Strategies for a Successful Goodbye ...ork both sides of the basic accounting equation: assets = liabilities + owners equity. The model we will use is how HR can engineer the offboarding process to reduce legal exposure and financial costs, and to improve the pool of future talent, increase employee commitment and enhance the company's brand in its sector. This live audio conference is designed for human resource managers,  more...

Roles of HOAs in Foreclosures and Short Sales ...sment collection. Additional topics of discussion include liabilities, risks and protections for homeowners in foreclosure, tenants of properties subject to foreclosure and related federal laws passed in recent years in the wake of the current market conditions. Drawing on the experience of common legal issues arising from the higher volume of foreclosures in the real estate practice, gather  more...

Tax Diligence, Representations, Covenants and Indemnifications in Business Acquisitions ...ch. They often fail to consider potential undisclosed tax liabilities resulting from pre-closing operations, and rarely want to hold up negotiations thinking about the 'what ifs.' However, when the 'what ifs' turn into 'what now,' it is important that potential tax risks be considered, and that the responsibility for the tax liabilities has been allocated to the appropriate parties. This live  more...

Telecommuting: The Next Wave of Wage and Hour Litigation ...resent a minefield of potential liability for employers - liabilities that may be avoidable if the telecommuting arrangement is properly managed. An increasing number of wage and hour lawsuits, frequently collective or class actions, have been directed against employers who offer telecommuting arrangements. This live audio conference will provide managers and legal advisers with the background  more...

Multistate Taxation: Income Franchise Tax ...ming increasingly adept at mining this web to enforce tax liabilities they might previously have been unaware of. Individuals responsible for state tax compliance, individuals responsible for determining the geographic location of interstate business operations and attorneys and accountants who advise them will benefit from learning the recent and anticipated developments in these areas and  more...

Electronic Control Weapon and Legal Liability ...rence addresses the use of force, investigation and legal liabilities associated with the use of electronic control weapons (ECWs) in a law enforcement environment. Learn about the realities and myths associated with ECWs as well as current use of force federal case laws pertaining to the use of ECWs. Familiarize yourself with 'best practices' responses, uses of ECWs and how to properly  more...

Self-Auditing Your Employee Benefits:A Guide to What May Need Fixing ... what issues may be lurking that could create significant liabilities and penalties for the employer that are not being identified under your current processes and procedures. This live audio conference will give you a checklist of the most important issues to look at from a legal and a practical perspective for each type of benefit plan and help you identify and prioritize them so that you can  more...

Commonly Encountered Sales and Use Tax Audit Issues and Strategies to Defuse Them ...rstanding of what you can do now to minimize future audit liabilities. The conference will start with an in-depth review of recent trends and legislative developments that are likely to have an impact on transactions the State's will audit and their taxability. A significant portion of our discussion will also focus on those issues taxpayers find most troublesome during audits from audit  more...

GASB 45 Strategies ...ental employer with other post-employment benefits (OPEB) liabilities. The program will provide vital information and planning techniques that will enable employers to avoid the potentially disastrous consequences of failing to identify, control and fund its OPEB liabilities. Most states, municipalities and governmental agencies are aware that they are required to comply with GASB 43 and 45,  more...

Economic Nexus Standards in State Taxation ...n Ohio and Michigan could subject you to new business tax liabilities. Learn how to handle nexus inquiries and which states to look out for in terms of nexus planning. This audio conference is a must for any business that sells to or generates receipts from customers in states where they otherwise have no other connections. This audio conference is designed for accountants, CPAs,  more...

EPA Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks: Recent Changes and Cleaning Up Contamination ...ot aware of or do not understand the responsibilities and liabilities that can be associated with such a purchase. Even worse, most businesses and individuals underestimate the amount of time and expense that is required to successfully remediate a property of contamination. Making such tasks even more difficult is the ever-changing body of law regarding underground storage tanks. Whether you  more...

Social Media and Law Enforcement: Applications and Liabilities BenefitsAs law enforcement agencies are begining to integrate social media tools into their environments, they're grappling with lack of understanding regarding what they can accomplish, getting started, how to implement the tools and how to write a policy governing it all. There are literally hundreds of social media platforms and younger generations are using them. Law enforcement commanders are  more...

Land Banking, Off-Balance-Sheet Financing and Joint Ventures in Residential Development ...id the negative impact of carrying acquisition assets and liabilities on balance sheets. This teleconference is intended to provide those involved with the residential real estate development industry a detailed review of the risks and benefits of such acquisition devices for both home-builders and land bankers. It will explore the accounting treatment of off-balance-sheet options and the risk  more...

Condition Assessments and Structural Evaluation of Existing Buildings ...or fire event; or simply the desire to know the potential liabilities when there is an interest in buying or selling a facility. Considering the wide range of reasons for which such assessments need to be done, there is no one methodology that would be considered as the solution for tackling this apparently simple task. This teleconference will help you become aware of the risks associated  more...

Criminal Liabilities Under HIPAA BenefitsMany hospitals, physician offices and other covered entities have been surprised to learn that HIPAA rules provide for criminal penalties - up to 10 years in prison for intentional violations! Now the stakes are higher and there are more stakeholders: recent stimulus legislation dramatically increased the stakes for HIPAA compliance by substantially increasing penalties for HIPAA  more...

Good Guy Guaranties: Landlord Tenant Law Update BenefitsThe two costliest issues at the end of a lease which has been terminated for default are (i) possession losses such as losses due to holdover, inability to lease and costs to remove the tenant and (ii) inability to obtain reimbursement or damages due to bankruptcy limitations and litigation processes. Good Guy Limited Guaranty obligations provide considerable relief and additional tools  more...

Understanding the New GFE and HUD-1/1A Settlement Statements ...nd creates significant new responsibilities and potential liabilities in connection with the preparation and provision of those forms. No loan originator can afford to do business after year-end without a complete understanding of the changes brought about by the new rule, which will take considerable time and effort to implement. This teleconference will explain these changes in detail and  more...

Dress Code Liabilities BenefitsIn this teleconference, you will learn how to deal with complicated and sensitive issues involving how employees dress, the number and type of jewelry worn by employees, and the number and type of tattoos visible on employees while at work. This teleconference will explore the pros and cons of different options in written policies and discuss different approaches in dealing with these  more...

Collective Bargaining and Construction Labor Contracts ...ly plan their labor strategies and avoid the pitfalls and liabilities that could hinder the successful operation of their business. Learning Objectives - You will be able to summarize the National Labor Relations Act. - You will be able to explain union relationships in the construction industry. - You will be able to operate under a construction labor contract. - You will be able to describe  more...

Setting the Stage for Rehiring: Logistic and Liability Issues BenefitsWith the ongoing economic crisis, employers across the country have undertaken unprecedented workforce reductions. However, eventually the economic pendulum will swing the other way and employers will be faced with the task of re-staffing their depleted workforce. Smart employers plan and prepare for that day so they can quickly identify and rehire the key talent necessary to meet their  more...