Maintaining Telephone Seminars

Understanding LEED for Sustainable Building ...ur next LEED project? Confused about the requirements for maintaining your existing AP status? This live audio conference provides the answers! By attending you will understand how the project certification and professional accreditation requirements have changed with the release of LEED v3/LEED 2009, as well as upcoming trends in LEED 2012 and what that means for the working professional. We  more...

Best Practices to Modify Electronic Health Records While Maintaining Record Integrity ...on after the fact, might be undetectable and unauditable. Maintaining record integrity can be a difficult task in an EHR. This live audio conference will help you ensure that you have the right practices in place to ensure the integrity of records. Issues of creating a sound legal record are discussed, and the impacts of not maintaining record integrity are explained. The live audio conference  more...

Making Shared Services Work ... or the private sector in an effort to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. These approaches include contracting, privatization, functional consolidations, collaboration, asset sales, and the like. Shared Services, where governments join together in some manner to delivery services to their citizens, is a particularly useful method and the subject of this live audio conference.  more...

Everything You Wanted to Know About Drug and Alcohol Testing but Were Afraid to Ask ...hese and many more questions relating to establishing and maintaining a cost-effective drug-free workplace program to comply with state and federal regulations and also to insurance companies dealing with workers' compensation claims. We will also discuss some of the misinformation in the testing of alcohol and some of the myths surrounding drug testing. Don't miss this fun and interesting  more...

Legal Issues Surrounding the Utilization and Maintenance of Computerized Medical Records ...e key legal issues and pitfalls associated with using and maintaining EHR systems, with an emphasis on potential litigation issues. This program is critical for hospitals considering an EHR implementation - whether for internal use or for use by community physicians - and for physicians and other users of EHR technology. You will learn risk management strategies for structuring successful EHR  more...

Avoiding Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege BenefitsThis audio conference will discuss the doctrine of attorney-client privilege: the scope of the privilege, exceptions to the privilege, procedural aspects of asserting the privilege, waiver of the privilege and the related but distinguishable doctrine of attorney work product. It should be useful for you, whether you are concerned about asserting and maintaining privileged communications or  more...

Current Issues in Sales and Use Tax Reserves BenefitsSales and use tax reserve practices remain a real concern for corporate tax departments. This uncertainty is heightened by proposed changes to ASC 450 (fka FAS 5) which could require enhanced disclosure of certain loss contingencies, including sales and use tax reserves. When evaluating whether a loss contingency may exist in today's business and regulatory environment, all aspects of  more...

Understanding Massachusetts' Exemptions to Employment at Will BenefitsMany Massachusetts employers feel overwhelmed by the number of laws and regulations that govern the employee-employer relationship. Often, employers feel restricted in properly dealing with employee issues, especially when employees claim they have rights or they are being harassed at work. Massachusetts law, however, recognizes at-will employment, which provides you with significant  more...

S Corporations: How to Avoid Common and Often Overlooked Pitfalls (Simple to Complex) ...l identify the most common pitfalls, such as not properly maintaining earning accounts, ineligible shareholders, the one class of stock principle, invalid or missing S corporation elections and built-in gain. You will not only learn how to identify these pitfalls, but you will also get practical tips on dealing with them. This teleconference is designed for accountants, CEOs, presidents, vice  more...

Planning and Zoning Techniques for Open Space Preservation ... function of the open space areas. The costs and means of maintaining open space must be considered. The use of the various regulatory and nonregulatory tools must be coordinated to ensure maximum effectiveness. This teleconference will focus on the types and functions of open space in the community context, developing an overall open space plan and implementing the plan through regulations,  more...

Understanding, Preventing and Addressing Well Performance Issues ...he wells used to extract water from underground aquifers. Maintaining the long-term performance of wells requires an understanding of the factors that effect well performance. Problems with well performance are usually preventable and often start with well construction and development, and are then exacerbated by water quality conditions, well operation and rehabilitation efforts. This  more...

Bankruptcy Basics for Paralegals BenefitsThe bankruptcy world is full of traps for all professionals. Not only must you be familiar with the Bankruptcy Code, which is often amended, and case law, but also the often overlooked federal rules of bankruptcy procedure, local rules and judge-specific rules. Scott Brown - a national humor columnist by day and a bankruptcy lawyer by night - puts a unique spin on issues germane to the  more...

Avoiding Exposure Under The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act ...Maintaining proper pay practices has always been challenging due to the highly technical and often changing regulations in this area. Unfortunately, as the number of wage and hour lawsuits continues to spiral out of control, keeping abreast of the current rules and legal developments regarding pay practices has now become a matter of basic survival. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act  more...

Current Work Product Issues in Taxation: Preservation, Waiver and Tax Accrual Work Papers ...panies face many obstacles and ever-changing standards to maintaining work product protection of sensitive documents and information prepared by counsel. The documents at issue, such as tax accrual workpapers, litigation analyses and internal investigation materials, are often roadmaps for the companies adversaries. Challenges to work product protection come from many directions, including  more...

Reports for Maintaining Compliance and Controlling Costs BenefitsToo much money is lost due to 'minor' payroll errors. Reviewing and working with certain payroll reports on weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis can prevent these errors from costing you money that adds up fast. One incorrect form sent to the IRS or a state agency could result in thousands of dollars in penalties. Failure to deduct insurance or other deductions from employees can  more...

Design Tips for Rain Gardens: Storm Water and Runoff Control ...int should be, the best vegetation, construction tips and maintaining the gardens will be reviewed during this teleconference. A brief summary of how well these infiltrating vegetative filters work will also be reviewed. Learning Objectives - You will be able to locate rain gardens on properties. - You will be able to design size and vegetation for your garden. - You will be able to manage  more...

Effective Sales Management: Short and Long-term Planning, Forecasting, and Expense Budgeting ...nsible for planning and updating budgets, with a focus on maintaining effective sales activities. In an uncertain economy, performing long-term budget planning is often viewed as a luxury, rather than as an essential business practice. In every kind of economy, however, the need to anticipate financial boundaries is essential to ongoing business success. Understanding and monitoring the  more...

Maintain and Gain Downtown Businesses in a Tough Economy: Key Retention and Recruitment Concepts ...very economic development or downtown to have a balanced 'maintaining and gaining' approach to economic growth. This teleconference will illuminate a number strategies and tactics to consider as you pursue this goal. Learning Objectives - You will be able to define reasons why businesses succeed and fail. - You will be able to identify when a business is struggling before it's too late to help  more...

Building Preservation: Preventive Measures to Combat Deterioration ...nctional requirements. We will discuss why preserving and maintaining historic buildings is economic and can fit into a broader 'green' strategy for your organization. Learn that repairing a building but not fixing the problem is a waste! Learn how to work with government agencies, not against them. Find out where to start, who can help you and how to identify the best qualified assistance.  more...

Creating Investment Policies For Your Nonprofit: Risk Tolerance, Reserve Funds and Portfolio Management Capacity ...maintaining investment policies that fall in line with the needs, risk tolerance and portfolio management capacity of your organization are critical to its success. At this teleconference we will take a strategic look at the components that contribute to creating strong investment policies. Included will be discussions on understanding the needs of your organization, spending rates,  more...

Education-Based Marketing Techniques nIn this fast-paced teleconference, you'll discover how to magnetically attract new customers into your business, while maintaining the dignity, professionalism and respect you deserve. If you're an independent professional, business development manager, sales representative or small business owner, or if you have the responsibility to bring in new business, then this is a must-attend event.  more...

Purchasing Contract Disputes ...rocess of moving from negotiation of business disputes to maintaining and successfully asserting your legal remedies under a purchasing contract. The teleconference will deal with practical issues such as business continuity and contingency planning, as well as the legal requirements for establishing and successfully prosecuting a claim. Be prepared for the worst in 2009 by learning how best  more...

Updating and Maintaining Wills, Trusts and Estate Plans for the Evolving Client nThis teleconference has two primary focuses. The first part will highlight issues and opportunities for a drafting attorney to revisit and update an existing client's estate plan or prepare an update for a new client with existing documents. This part will focus on when and why clients need to review and revisit their estate plans and how to spot those issues for existing and potential clients.  more...

Best Practices in Purchasing Software ...elp the person responsible for evaluating, purchasing and maintaining enterprise-wide software applications understand current best practices in licensing software and how to apply these best practices in everyday negotiations with software vendors. The teleconference will explain methods for evaluating vendors, products and service levels for licensed software over the entire life cycle of a  more...

Capital Improvements for Condominium and Homeowners' Associations nThe common elements of all forms of community associations are in a never ending cycle of deterioration. It is the fiduciary responsibility of the association's board of directors to protect and maintain the community. It is not optional to address the physical condition of the community in a well-considered manner. This teleconference will help you develop strategies. The board itself needs to  more...

A Tax Primer on Real Estate Investment Trusts nMore than $375 billion are invested in approximately 180 publicly traded real estate investment trusts (or REITs). In addition, billions more are invested in privately held REITs. This teleconference will provide an introductory summary of the tax requirements REITs face in their formation and ongoing operations. You will develop a basic understanding of REITs through this program. The  more...