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International Payroll Compliance Issues ... the global economy has created opportunities for a large number of companies to expand internationally. This has resulted in an increase in cross-border transfer of their employees, thereby creating a host of challenges for companies that must administer payrolls in different jurisdictions with a myriad of reporting and tax withholding rules. Companies must find a way to manage the global  more...

Wellness Programs: Rewards, Penalties, Legal Risks, and Legal Developments ...ployers that link wellness programs and incentives face a number of risks, from violating GINA and ADA claims to tax penalties for failing to properly report and withhold income and employment taxes. This audio conference is a must for those who advise employers on wellness programs and policies designed to promote a healthier workplace. This live audio conference is designed for benefits and  more...

Payroll Recordkeeping: What You Need to Know ...enefitsIn recent years there has been an explosion in the number of lawsuits and claims for overtime and unpaid wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Did you realize that liability for FLSA violations can be enormous? Recent reports estimate that over the last few years companies have collectively paid out more than $1 billion annually to resolve FLSA claims! Learn the role of the FLSA and  more...

E-Discovery: Subpoenas and Non-Party Production Issues ...and its counsel must be agile enough to address a growing number of electronic discovery (eDiscovery) issues and to know how to follow an ESI trail. Similarly, organizations that often receive nonparty subpoenas should be ready to respond quickly and appropriately, including possessing familiarity with a wide range of potential objections and red-flags. Attend this live audio conference to  more...

Tax Implications for Foreign Operations ...gnificant opportunity for a company, but can also raise a number of legal and tax issues. Proper planning in establishing foreign operations, and an understanding of the ongoing disclosure and other requirements they entail is essential to avoiding difficulties down the road. This live audio conference will provide participants an overview of the issues (and highlight some potential pitfalls)  more...

Tax Implications for Foreign Operations ...gnificant opportunity for a company, but can also raise a number of legal and tax issues. Proper planning in establishing foreign operations, and an understanding of the ongoing disclosure and other requirements they entail is essential to avoiding difficulties down the road. This live audio conference will provide participants an overview of the issues (and highlight some potential pitfalls)  more...

Economic Development Financing Update Benefits'In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.' - General George S. Patton, Jr., War as I Knew It, page 116 (1947) Those localities that have not planned for the current  more...

Creditors' Proof of Claims and Objection Requirements ... claims asserted by the debtor. Additionally, there are a number of technical requirements relating to the proper filing of a proof, including when and where, the content and the required supporting documentation. This live audio conference will address all of these issues thereby enabling every practitioner to understand how to assess or analyze the initial question of whether to file a proof  more...

Weight Loss At the Workplace: Legal Issues For Employers Seeking To Reduce Health Care Costs ...lness program that is aimed at weight loss reduction. The number of potentially applicable federal and state laws requires careful consideration of the potential issues raised with drafting and managing a corporate wellness program. The multiple relevant laws and regulations only heighten the need for a deliberate review and consideration of any work place programs assembled to reduce health  more...

Telecommuting: The Next Wave of Wage and Hour Litigation ...a substantial increase over the last several years in the number of employers offering telecommuting as an alternative work arrangement, and the number of employees who choose it. Although telecommuting arrangements can be beneficial to employers and employees, many employers have failed to adequately meet many of the legal compliance and liability challenges that telecommuting arrangements may  more...

Developing a School Wellness Program ... in childhood obesity is linked to a dramatic rise in the number of children suffering from type 2 diabetes. Some experts believe that if obesity among kids continues to increase at this rate, our current generation could become the FIRST in American history to live shorter lives than their parents. There is no single cause and no single solution for childhood obesity. As a result, school  more...

Fair Labor Standards Act: Coverage and Compliance Issues BenefitsA major challenge is ensuring compliance with wage and hour laws. Those laws are extensive and complex, and claims against employers in virtually every industry are on the rise. In particular, employers often misunderstand the exemptions to overtime requirements and fail to properly classify their employees, resulting in potential back pay claims. Even where employees have been properly  more...

Key Aspects of Mezzanine Financing ...ghtening of leverage multiples for senior debt, a growing number of companies and equity sponsors are turning to mezzanine debt as a solution to their capitalization requirements. This live audio conference will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the key issues associated with the structuring and documenting of mezzanine financings. The program will help you understand unique  more...

Fundamentals of Section 382 ...me tax income, however, can be challenging as there are a number of tax rules designed to limit the availability of the NOLs. In particular, Section 382 limits a corporation's ability to offset taxable income with its NOLs after a change in ownership. Our panel of nationally recognized experts will provide a practical overview of the Section 382 rules while highlighting current topics. This  more...

International Tax Forms and Reporting Requirements ... exponential rate, many tax professionals must complete a number of IRS forms that have not been previously encountered. This live audio conference will deal with those IRS forms that tax professionals must understand to assist their clients. We will provide a common hypothetical scenario in which a taxpayer must file each IRS form, discuss practice pointers, and describe how to complete the  more...

Tax Consequences of Gifts, Prizes, Fringe Benefits, Business Expenses, and Other Payments To Employees ...ployees is not just about wages. Today there are a myriad number of taxable and nontaxable benefits, such as gift cards, moving expenses, educational expenses, meals and travel expenses, that employers provide as part of employee's total compensation. Particularly in difficult economic times, employers are looking to provide such benefits to employees with the least cost, both to themselves and  more...

Employee Discipline for Conduct Outside of Work ...ly, this live audio conference will discuss how a growing number of states are protecting employee off-duty conduct by providing an overview of state employee lifestyle statutes. For union employers, these topics will be discussed in the context of defending against employee grievances. This live audio conference is designed for human resource managers, personnel managers, business owners and  more...

Effective Use of the Internet in Criminal Investigations ...these connections grow, criminals are conducting a larger number of activities online. They use the Internet to communicate, store data, and even perpetrate a new class of digital crime. This live audio conference will cover several recent case studies along with the methods used to track the offenders, cover new forensic issues in cyberspace, and introduce the attendee to a new frontier in  more...

Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives for Residential Builders and Commercial Building Owners ...number of energy incentives available for builders and owners of residential and commercial real estate. These federal tax incentives are available for projects ranging from relatively simple building upgrades to the implementation of new electrical systems. The types of tax incentives available to taxpayers include tax deductions, tax credits, and payments of cash grants in lieu of tax  more...

Screening Unemployed Job Applicants: Pros and Cons to Consider ...use of social media and internet tools. Given the growing number of failure to hire claims in today's challenging job market, the increasing frequency of FCRA and EEOC actions related to hiring practices and applicant investigation, failing to understand how to properly use these tools can turn valuable candidate selection information into a source of significant legal exposure for your  more...

Strategies to Overcome the Presumption of Guilt BenefitsOne of the challenges for any criminal defense attorney is convincing jurors from the beginning of the case that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that the burden of proof is on the prosecution, not the defendant. Constant publicity in the media, and in political campaigns, about the necessity to 'crack-down on crime' makes this more of a challenge than ever.  more...

Due Diligence Considerations for Participation Loans ...number of commercial loans are syndicated or participated, and an increasing number of lenders sell interests in loans they originate or acquire interests in loans originated by other lenders. This audio conference will explore loan assignment and participation transactions from the perspective of the originating lender and the assignee or participant. You will learn about the nature, purposes  more...

California E-Discovery Rules: Still in Their Infancy ...mediately and brought California in line with the growing number of states adopting specific regulations for modern civil litigation's critical arena of electronically stored information. In that AB 5 has been in force more than a year, many law firms, companies and government agencies are still wrestling with ambiguities and compliance challenges. Attend this audio conference and participate  more...

Understanding Massachusetts' Exemptions to Employment at Will ...efitsMany 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...

Upgrading to Microsoft Office 2010: What's New and Improved? ...ons. New Microsoft Office users may be overwhelmed by the number of features and options available and never take full advantage of the potential it offers for managing email, PowerPoint , Access , SharePoint workspace and Excel . Join us to learn the new and improved features on November 17th! This audio conference will be displayed for attendees via GoToWebinar's interactive component, for  more...

Options Under Section 504 ...itation Act of 1973. This comprehensive statute imposes a number of obligations on such recipients of federal aid regarding disabled students and employees. An educational facility's failure to comply with Section 504 and its regulations can result in time consuming and expensive litigation, an imposing investigation by the Office of Civil Rights and the potential loss of federal assistance.  more...

2010 Florida Condominium and Homeowner Association Law Legal Update ...e 2010 Florida legislative session was very active in the number of bills introduced concerning community associations. As a result, a myriad of significant changes were made to chapters 718, 719, 720, 721 and 617 of the Florida Statutes. Attend this teleconference and you will not only learn about the changes but will understand some of the intended and unintended consequences resulting from  more...

Grant and Other Funding Opportunities Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ...gislation signed into law in March provides a significant number of direct and indirect federal grant funding opportunities for medical providers, hospitals, home health agencies, nursing facilities, colleges and universities, and employers. Under several of the grant programs, state and local government, and nonprofit entities are flow-through entities through which eligible applicants can  more...

Utilizing Data in Microsoft Access ... Oracle and other ODBC sources. Over the years, a large number of Microsoft Access databases have been created with varying levels of quality and success. There's been a lot of confusion surrounding Microsoft Access to the extent that people question whether it should even be used in a large organization. What we've found is that it is very appropriate for a large number of environments and  more...

Restructuring the Commercial Loan ...cial loan restructuring requires a working knowledge of a number of commercial law aspects, e.g., bankruptcy, transactional and litigation issues. This teleconference will help provide you with an understanding of these issues from inception through the end of the commercial loan restructuring process. Listen to our panel of experienced counsel provide seasoned advice so that you will be able  more...

Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ... and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has presented a significant number of opportunities for government, not-for-profit and commercial entities to expand upon current and initiate new programs and services. However, ARRA also establishes a number of mandates that recipients must comply with or risk potential financial and legal penalties in addition to public scrutiny. These include monitoring and  more...

Schedule C Reporting Update ...ent small, often home-based, businesses. However, a large number also represent large, full-time business enterprises. It is not surprising that with such a large vast array of different types of businesses, Schedule C filers are frequent targets of IRS audits. This teleconference will review the basics of a Schedule C and move on to the proper reporting of income and expenses. We will conclude  more...

Strategies to Utilize Web 2.0 ...work for understanding Web 2.0 and provide insight into a number of best practices that explore a variety of strategies for leveraging the power of this technology as both a vehicle for creating an open line of communication and as a new tool to enhance productivity and people management strategies. Whether you're new to social media or just trying to figure out how to apply it to human  more...

Illinois Accessibility Codes ...d to be enforced by all municipalities. While there are a number of applicable accessibility codes that may need to be addressed, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the International Building Code, the more restrictive elements of the Illinois Accessibility Code must always be followed. In order to construct buildings within the state, those  more...

Ohio Commercial Activity Tax Update: Now Fully Phased in, What We Have Learned and What We Can Expect Going Forward ...ty tax, or CAT. In addition to the CAT, in recent years a number of states have made significant changes to their income and franchise tax regimes, which has created a complex and arduous landscape for companies' state income tax compliance departments to navigate through. This teleconference will provide some relief, at least in terms of understanding Ohio's current tax landscape, by providing  more...

Reading Financial Statements: A Creditor's Perspective ... their business, but who want a better handle on what the number on their financial statements mean and how they can become useful tools. This teleconference will impart useful and practical ideas, take the mystery out of finance and accounting, and allow you to use financial statements as useful and practical tools. Presidents, vice presidents, loan officers, loan department personnel, credit  more...

Avoiding Exposure Under The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act ... 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 is full of traps for unwary employers and the penalties for noncompliance can be significant. This  more...

Efficiency Estimations and Payback Periods for New Equipment ... in the long term, even with changing electric rates. Two number-crunching examples are included. The primary benefit of this teleconference will direct, straightforward understanding of electric motor life cycle costs in both simple and more complex forms, how to include dynamic load cycles and energy costs, and how to determine which energy savings projects are likely to be successful.  more...

Commercial Foreclosure Due Diligence Checklist: What to Do Before, During and After Foreclosure ...it goes into default, the parties must quickly confront a number of issues. For the lender, it is imperative that it conduct a due diligence review of its file, the loan and the collateral as soon as possible. Should the default not be cured or the parties not be able to restructure the loan, the lender faces the options of foreclosing on the property, taking a deed in lieu of foreclosure or  more...

Conducting Background Checks ...number of employers are recognizing the benefits that can be derived from conducting background checks on both current and prospective employees. While background checks can be an effective tool for weeding out questionable employees, legal limitations on how such checks can be performed (and how the resulting data discovered can be used) must be understood or otherwise an employer will find  more...

Insurance Claim Appeals ...enefitsMany medical providers today are struggling at the number of claim denials and appeals that have to be performed to attempt to gain reimbursement from health care insurance providers, including Medicare and Medicaid. This teleconference will help you understand how first to establish when an appeal can be implemented, when to formally continue to disagree with their findings in writing  more...

Community Association Legal Issues - Charting the Course Through Rough Seas ... the board of directors identify and solve the increasing number of financial and legal issues facing Associations today. Beginning with an examination and evaluation of the applicable law and the governance documents, the teleconference will then focus on the financial aspects of Association management, including the budgeting process, reserve funds, collection policies, special assessments  more...

Employee Safety and Health Systems: Cutting Injuries Using the Team Approach ...number of employees and are often managed by the individual responsible for the facility safety and health system. The problem is that the success of the committee, and thus the system success, is predicated by the authority given to the committee and its leadership which in most cases is low to nonexistent. The bottom line is that employee safety will be as good as management wants it to be or  more...

GSA Price Reduction Clauses (PRC) in Contracts ...owever, doing business under GSA FSS contracts presents a number of compliance issues, with one of the most important being the price reduction clause. This clause is included in all of the GSA Multiple Award Schedule schedules and essentially it guarantees that GSA receives a contractor's most favored customer pricing upon award and protects it from any lower pricing being offered to other  more...

Green Leases: Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Agreements ...number of tenants, along with state pension funds and other institutional partners of commercial landlords, and state and local legislators are combining forces to press commercial landlords into moving forward with green buildings and the greening of existing buildings. The LEED movement for green building leases started with encouraging energy efficiency and then addressing environmental  more...

Screening Applicants Using Social Networking Sites: Legal or Liability? ... and recruiters utilize these sites. It will then cover a number of legal implications, such as problems with employers obtaining information they should not have and privacy issues. Finally, we will examine approaches that employers, recruiters and applicants may consider. FACEBOOK is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. and this event is not sponsored by or affiliated with Facebook.  more...

Construction Recordkeeping and Documentation Requirements for Government Contracts ...in certain records related to the contract for a specific number of years. Consequently, federal contractors are well advised to establish good recordkeeping policies and procedures that satisfy their legal obligations. Establishing such policies and procedures however, can be complicated, especially because other practical considerations of contracting with the government may expand a  more...

Access Management Design and Development ...o retrofit existing access problems, quantify the correct number of access points, establish safe spacing between access driveways, financing techniques and the role of access management in land use development. Learning Objectives You will be able to review benefits of access management. You will be able to define access design. You will be able to discuss access development. You will be able  more...

Taxation Issues When Conducting Business With Native American Tribes ...American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included a number of provisions designed to encourage economic development on Native American reservations, including expanded authority for American Indian tribes to issue tax-exempt bonds for projects on American Indian lands and a $500 million investment of funds for infrastructure, renewable energy, tribal detention facilities and other such  more...

Dress Code Liabilities ...d 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 types of situations. The teleconference will also address items to include  more...

New Regulations for the Credit Card Industry: Prepare Now and Avoid Penalties ...ng Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, and places a number of restrictions on the credit card industry and consumer reporting agencies. Some notable changes in the bill are when and how a card company can raise an individual's interest rate, who can receive a solicitation for a credit card, how payments are applied to credit card balances and how much time cardholders are given to pay  more...

Medical Identity Theft: Why You Must Prevent and How to Minimize Its Occurrence ...from the patients themselves. Additionally, an increasing number of myriad touches of this data occur on a daily basis by various known and unknown entities, not all of whom are authorized or have a specific need to know. In this environment, ample opportunity exists for personally identifiable information about a patient to be accessed and misused. This violation of privacy can have  more...

Immigration Compliance for the HR Professional: Employment Authorization Issues and Beyond ...ce on employment verification procedures, Social Security number issues and immigration-related discrimination claims will be provided. Special attention will be given to Form I-9 rules, with emphasis on the new Form I-9 regulations. An overview of basic immigration categories and considerations that arise when dealing with foreign national employees will also be presented. Human resource  more...

Retaining Wall and Slope Design Considerations ...g walls and slopes are becoming more commonplace. A great number of wall systems have been developed in the last two decades, many by specialty contractors. Due to the rapid development and increasing selection of retaining walls, owners and designers are now tasked with having to select an applicable retention system, design the system and ensure its proper construction. This teleconference is  more...

Maintain and Gain Downtown Businesses in a Tough Economy: Key Retention and Recruitment Concepts ...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 them. - You will be able to review the most common business retention strategies available  more...

Dealing with Difficult Patients ...ceptible to the problem difficult patients because of the number of different service providers involved and the fact that it is an important and heavily people-based service. Difficult patients cannot be avoided; therefore health care institutions must have clear strategies for responding to difficult patients to minimize the inherent adverse impact. This teleconference will review  more...

Legal Issues Arising From Nontraditional Checks ... electronic payment systems in recent years has created a number of significant operational and compliance issues for financial institutions. This teleconference will help you understand and identify these risks in your institution. It will also give you insight into ways you can manage and mitigate these risks through state of the art practices and agreements. Attorneys, branch managers,  more...

Decentralized Wastewater Solutions ... space developments versus the cookie-cutter-maximize-the-number-of-lots development approach is being driven by the cost of land. Because the availability of public sewers is a major contributor to this development cost, alternative solutions for wastewater management are critical to the design of environmentally attractive open space developments. Decentralized, on-site wastewater management  more...

Common Field Issues With Wood Building Structures ...number of common field conditions observed in wood building construction that affect the strength and serviceability of these structures. Performance characteristics affected by these conditions include deflections, damaged finishes, decay, deterioration, weakened connections and resistance to wind and seismic loading. Wood structure building codes and materials are evolving quickly and some  more...

Don't Bet the Company: Understanding and Avoiding Class Actions in Labor and Employment Law! ... Not only do you have to pay a huge settlement to a large number of class members, but attorney's fees are added on top of that. A classic example of this concerns overtime payments. Employees may show up early or stay a few minutes late, but the employer is responsible for paying overtime for this work, even though it was never authorized and the company may even have a policy against it. Once  more...

Commercial Tenant Defaults: Practical Issues and Legal Remedies ...s have found or will find themselves facing an increasing number of tenant defaults as well as incredible pressure to fill vacancies resulting from defaults and non-renewals of leases. Managing risk associated with tenants and efficiently handling tenant defaults to minimize cost and disruption of rental income requires a working understanding of the legal rights and options available to  more...

Smoking Discrimination in the Workplace: On and Off the Clock ...and are absent more frequently than nonsmokers, a growing number of employers have implemented programs to minimize the number of smokers in its workforce. These employer programs range from offering quit smoking programs to refusing to hire smokers and even terminating smokers. Privacy advocates argue an employer's interest in the smoking habits of applicants and employees ends at the  more...

Navigating the Troubled Construction Project: Recognizing, Analyzing and Handling the Risks ...omic downturn has given rise to a massive increase in the number of troubled construction projects. Whether trouble arises from the withdraw or lack of funding or a failure in performance of the contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to perform, the reality is that each project represents unique challenges that must be met head on. This teleconference presents the issues surrounding the  more...

AIA Document A312 Payment Bond Forms ...equire contractors, owners and sureties to contend with a number of challenges - the most recent of which is the surety industry's refusal to issue such bonds without modification because of the so-called 45-Day Rule. This teleconference is designed to help personnel responsible for obtaining bonds and administering contracts avoid the pitfalls presented by use of the A312 bond form and to  more...

Tenancies in Common - Legal and Practical Issues ...d across more than 2,000 offerings. In the last year, the number of materially under-performing TIC transactions has increased. As the commercial real estate market worsens, more workouts will be likely. This teleconference is aimed at helping those who have an interest in the property which is the subject of the TIC transaction consider the various issues affecting distressed TIC transactions.  more...

Optimize Your Workforce Scheduling nFor many companies, scheduling the workforce can become a nightmare. Because labor is a significant cost of production, management is often under pressure to keep their workforce lean and flexible. The aim of workforce scheduling is to balance constraints to ensure that the right people with the right skills are in the right place at the right time. Workforce planning provides a systematic  more...

Investing IRAs and Qualified Plan Rollovers in Real Estate, Franchises, Start-Ups and Other Private Investments - Techniques and ...number of IRA owners and recipients of qualified plan rollovers have sought to take control of their own investments by investing directly in real estate and small businesses that they may intend to manage or otherwise be personally involved in. This trend has accelerated in recent years as syndicators, entrepreneurs, private fund managers and franchisors have come to view IRAs and qualified  more...

Strategies Short of Foreclosure: Real Estate Short Sales and Beyond ...numbers of foreclosures have radically changed the residential real estate market in the last year and affected all aspects of the practice of residential real estate law, real estate closings, lending and sales. Whether your real estate market has experienced a bubble burst or merely a fizz, your practice has been affected by slowing markets, the subprime meltdown and the record number of  more...