National Telephone Seminars

Taxation and Accounting Conflicts of Interest ...e governmental agencies and boards, securities exchanges, national and state societies, and various professional organizations promulgate rules governing the professional conduct of accountants. An accountant's firm or other employer may have rules regarding conflict of interest. Different rules may govern different services offered by accountants (such as audit, tax, and nonattest services)  more...

NEPA: Understanding the Basics ...National Environmental Policy Act has been the cornerstone for environmental protection in the United States. To implement NEPA, federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements or environmental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their consultants and affected citizens do not fully understand the regulations, legal  more...

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP): Developing a SWPPP and the New EPA Storm Water Rules ...forward with plans to set storm water standards under the national pollution discharge elimination system. This change in direction will require industry, developers, states and local governments to take steps to reduce runoff, including development of a SWPPP or MS4 program and incorporation of best management practices. This live audio conference will inform you about regulatory compliance  more...

Common Conflicts in the Tripartite Relationship BenefitsNot everything shared by client stays with his/her attorney. Often times, it is shared with the insurance carrier that has retained counsel pursuant to their insurance policy. However, some information cannot be shared with the carrier, to their detriment but to the benefit of the insured. What can an attorney share with his client's insurance carrier, and what is he prohibited from  more...

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Records: What Can You Release? ... issues, before they become a problem. Tailored to meet a national audience, this presentation will provide knowledge necessary for any health information custodian to ensure compliance, without violation of a patient's rights. This live audio conference is designed for medical records directors, health information directors, coders, business managers, office managers, nurses, hospital  more...

Hot Topics in Native American Financing 2011 ...l law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; 2) the National Indian Gaming Commission 'declination letter' review process - how long does it take, what to include in your submission, and what does receiving a 'declination letter' really mean? 3) Tribal financing defaults and restructurings - what are the principal challenges in tribal defaults and restructurings - and how have creditors  more...

Animal Law: Past, Present and Future ...ues, leash laws and breed specific legislation) to larger national and international issues involving the use of animals for food, clothing and biomedical research. Animal law education has also affirmatively and permanently entered the law school curriculum, with courses in over one hundred law schools. Bruce Wagman, whose practice covers a wide range of litigation, legislative counseling and  more...

Contractor Guidance on Avoiding OSHA and Other Legal Problems ...rs Enforcement Program List. Even those contractors with national recognized safety management programs find themselves exposed to costly 'repeat' citations and unusual new enforcement approaches and interpretations. This live audio conference will focus on three areas: (1) recognizing and responding to OSHA's increasingly complex citation theories; (2) managing OSHA and other government  more...

How to Revitalize an Impoverished Neighborhood: Thirty Years of Successful Green Urbanism ...among the top 25 best programs in the country. In an international poll of thousands of urbanists, planners and architects, Prof. Gilderbloom was ranked one of the 'Top 100 Urban Thinkers in the World' past and present and ranked in the top 50 among the living in an international poll. He has written or edited five books. His book, Rethinking Rental Housing, was called 'The most significant  more...

COBRA: A Little of Everything is Changing ... changing in the employee benefit world - COBRA, Subsidy, National Health Care, FSAs - how can anyone keep up? This audio conference will focus on the most misunderstood changes. How are the best ways to explain these changes to employees? COBRA - I Thought the Subsidy Was Over!! YES, the subsidy is over - but, now we are living with the results - let's look at the impact the subsidy had  more...

Turbidity Control and Testing on Construction Sites ...nvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prepared a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit which will replace the 2008 Construction General Permit. The public notice period expired July 11, 2011. The 2008 Construction General Permit will expire February 15, 2012. Turbidity (cloudiness or haziness of a fluid) is an important parameter used to  more...

But It's Only Our Opinion:The Legal Opinion In Commercial Transactions ... well as significant recent cases and trends in state and national third-party legal opinion practice? This live audio course is designed to enable lawyers and the real estate owners and operators who retain them to broaden their competence, accelerate the opinion-giving process, and keep current on important trends in third-party legal opinion practice, even if they already have a working  more...

Preventing and Recognizing Financial Elder Abuse ...xploitation of the elderly has long been recognized as a 'national disgrace,' recently-published studies have provided reliable data to confirm the financial cost, to say nothing of the human cost, of this pervasive problem. This live audio conference will help the listener identify the common signs of financial abuse of the elderly, and will provide practical suggestions on how to prevent it.  more...

Legal Issues Surrounding the Utilization and Maintenance of Computerized Medical Records ... move to universal electronic health care records and the national changes to the rules of discovery. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to review EMR basics. - You will be able to discuss hard copy to EMR risk assessment. - You will be able to explain privacy issues. This live audio conference is designed for medical records directors, business and office managers, nurses, directors of  more...

Implied Obligations in Construction Contracts ...ract that supersedes each implied obligation. During this national audio conference 12 implied obligations will be discussed. Learning Objectives - You will be able to explain warranty of workmanship. - You will be able to point out duty of good faith and fair dealing. - You will be able to summarize construction according to the plans and specifications. - You will be able to describe UCC  more...

Labor Law: Could 2011 Be the Turning Point for Unions? ...endent contractors? With a Democratic majority now on the National Labor Relations Board, how will doctrines and decisions handed down from the Board change? Will the recent Supreme Court ruling on almost 100 NLRB cases have any major impact? If any of these questions seem unfamiliar and if unions are not part of regular management discussions at your workplace, now is the time to take action.  more...

Is Your Health Care Plan Grandfathered Under the Health Care Reform? ...e on how a plan may retain its grandfathered status. This national teleconference will describe what changes may cause a group health plan to lose its grandfathered status. More importantly, it will address whether and how a group health plan may benefit from retaining its grandfathered status, both now and in 2014. This teleconference will help you advise your clients on the pros and cons of  more...

Metadata Scrubbing and Mining: Legal, Ethical and Practical Implications ... U.S. Attorney's Office Criminal Division, the Democratic National Committee, LawMedia Group, SCO Group and a host of others. Attend this teleconference and you'll learn from an expert how to do your best to eliminate the malpractice and ethical exposures arising from metadata in word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and PDF files. You'll find out how to render your electronic documents  more...

Bankruptcy Basics for Paralegals ...re, 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 bankruptcy world. A former clerk for a bankruptcy judge and a partner with a nationally recognized law firm, Mr. Brown has seen both sides of the curtain. In these capacities he has worked with courtroom staff, paralegals and  more...

Controlling Purchasing Card Risk ...utdown. Fabian Aragon, P-Card program manager with Sandia National Laboratories, will discuss different ways a program can minimize risk, including basic controls, procedural controls, and assurance activities. You will come away with ideas to better minimize control within your own purchasing card program. Purchasing managers, material managers, presidents, vice presidents, business owners  more...

Opportunities for Recycling Construction Waste and Demolition Debris ...Nationally and internationally, sustainable building is taking hold. One part of sustainable building is reusing and recycling materials during construction and demolition. More and more projects are requiring the recycling of materials during construction and demolition, and contractors and others will need to know how to potentially meet this requirement. This 90-minute teleconference will  more...

Case Study: What Makes Dixon Schwabl One of the "Best Small Companies to Work for in America" BenefitsLearn how to motivate, empower and excite employees to build a great place to work. Dixon Schwabl, Inc., CEO Lauren Dixon will share her experiences developing a company culture built on flexibility, freedom and respect for employees, inspiring an innovative approach to everyday workplace practices. No matter the size, geography or industry - any company can be a great place to work. Ms.  more...

Current Issues in Digital Billboards and Sign Regulations ...on threats due to the proliferation of digital signs. One national expert has predicted a wave of litigation at localities across the country that is trying to maintain attractive communities and prevent visual blight. What is the role of the Federal Highway Administration in controlling digital signs that create distractions to drivers and degrade aesthetics? What tricks are used by the  more...

Getting Advice from the IRS: Letter Rulings, Pre-Filing Agreements, TAMS and GLAMs BenefitsMany times clients must have certainty as to the federal tax consequences of a proposed transaction - and while tax opinions are helpful, they do not provide the certainty of qualified advice from the IRS. This teleconference is designed to discuss how, when and why to seek qualified written advice from the IRS, normally in the form of a private letter ruling request, a review of the  more...

A Road Map to Greening Our Residential Buildings: National Green Building Standards Review ...ways to save energy, water and money, and discuss the new national green building standards that will affect you and your industry. You'll be exposed to new data and connections you've never seen before and have a new perspective on the importance of green building. Learning Objectives - You will be able to specify which systems will help save the most water and energy. - You will be able to  more...

Current Trends in Carbon Credits and Markets ...f greenhouse gas regulation is increasingly complex. International, national, state and regional greenhouse gas reduction programs typically include carbon offsets or allowances as one of the tools to achieve compliance. This teleconference will help those who are involved with and responsible for climate change programs and compliance to understand the nature, use and value of carbon credits.  more...

FEMA's Critical Flood Plain Regulation ...National Flood Insurance Program plays a very important role in protecting communities and their residents and businesses from the disaster caused by flooding. It publicizes the areas of greatest flood risk, restricts construction with high flood risk, and provides insurance for the flood losses that are excluded from most homeowners and general business policies. These activities have a  more...

Obtaining a Portion of the Stimulus Grant Funding ...conomic stimulus package of $787 billion. Because of the national scope of the economic situation, stimulus money has been targeted at nearly every business and industry sector, and many grants for many purposes have been created. The question is, how to go about getting one. Municipal officials, city managers and administrators, public works and utilities directors, project managers,  more...

Collective Bargaining and Construction Labor Contracts ... 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 double breasting. Construction managers, engineers, project managers, contractors, subcontractors, construction professionals,  more...

Immigration Compliance for the HR Professional: Employment Authorization Issues and Beyond BenefitsAll United States employers must comply with employment authorization and verification laws, regardless of the size or composition of their workforce. This teleconference will supply you with the information you need to ensure your company is in compliance with employment authorization rules and regulations. Detailed guidance on employment verification procedures, Social Security number  more...

Ground Failures and Other Groundwater-Related Property Damage ...r life savings. A ground failure doesn't have to make the national news to be a catastrophic loss to a property owner. Ground failure mechanisms come in many forms - landslides, sinkholes, soil expansion, bedrock heave, soil collapse, erosion - all of which typically include water as a major contributing factor. Even if ground failure is not involved, water itself can cause expensive damage;  more...

Current Issues in Riparian and Littoral Rights ...surround technical determination, historical antecedents, national and state by state treatment, and potential impact of Stop The Beach Renourishment upon riparian and littoral rights. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to discuss determination of riparian and littoral rights. - You will be able to explain allocation of riparian and littoral rights. - You will be able to explain  more...

Preliminary Project Description Fundamentals ...nslate between UniFormat and MasterFormat. Finally, a new national standard for PPDs in schematic design emerges! This workshop is designed for project architects, specifiers and cost estimators at all levels of experience with Preliminary Project Descriptions. Learning Objectives: You will be able to define the purpose of PPDs during schematic design. You will be able to describe the PPD and  more...

Current Issues in Development Impact Fees ...ss of such exactions. This teleconference will provide a national overview identifying significant current issues in this increasingly-active area of land use and real estate development practice, and provide summary analysis of those issues, including important recent judicial decisions in state and federal courts addressing development fees and exactions. Learning Objectives - You will be  more...

Floodproofing Fundamentals: Design Methods to Reduce Flood Damages ...n natural disaster in the United States. According to the National Flood Insurance Program, more than 80 percent of the natural disaster losses in the United States are caused by flooding. Over the past 10 years, the National Weather Service estimates that flood losses have averaged more than $4 billion a year nationwide. Various government and insurance groups agree that nearly 40 percent of  more...

The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - How and Why It Affects Your Business ...ject is an effort by state representatives to implement a national uniform, simplified system of sales and use tax compliance. After more than five years of their efforts, the Simplified Sales and Use Tax Agreement came into effect on October 1, 2005. The SSTP now includes 19 full member states and three associate member states. Although initially taking effect as a voluntary program for  more...

On-Site Power Generation: Challenges, Opportunities and New Developments nMission critical operations include electronic trading operations; semiconductor manufacturing (clean rooms); pharmaceutical plants; hazardous biological or chemical labs; military, defense and government facilities; certain security or public safety related projects, including 911 call centers, emergency or disaster response centers; airport air traffic control towers; and other critical  more...

Current Trends in Transit-Oriented Development ...it will benefit under President Barack Obama's plan for a national economic stimulus. You'll find out what states, regional transit agencies and local governments are doing to encourage economic development through TOD and the role for the private sector, including investors and developers looking for new opportunities in our stagnating economy. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to  more...