Number Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Telecommuting: The Next Wave of Wage and Hour Litigation ...elecommuting has become more prevalent, there have been a number of lawsuits filed by telecommuting employees (often as class actions) claiming violation of various state and federal wage and hour laws, suggesting a new trend in wage and hour litigation. If you currently have nonexempt telecommuting employees or are considering allowing nonexempt employees to telecommute, you need to be aware  more...

California's New State Court E-Discovery Rules: Do Try This At Home ...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. At this teleconference, you will participate in an intensive, practical discussion with an expert as to the new rules' apparent impacts on process and strategy as to discovery requests directed to both  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wellness Programs: Legal Developments, Requirements and Risks ...nk incentives or penalties to wellness initiatives face a number of risks, from ADA claims to tax penalties for failing to properly report and withhold income and employment taxes. This teleconference is a must for human resource professionals, attorneys and others who advise employers on wellness plans and policies designed to promote a healthier workplace. Benefits and human resource  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...

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...

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...

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...

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 teleconference will explore loan assignment and participation transactions from the perspective of both the originating lender and the assignee or participant. You'll learn about the nature, purposes  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...

Understanding the Complexities of OCIPs and CCIPs Insurance Programs ...for businesses that build multiple projects or maintain a number of large facilities. In order to realize the significant price advantages afforded by these programs, it is imperative to understand how they are structured and managed. This teleconference will provide guidance on identifying projects that could benefit from an OCIP or CCIP program and explore the major issues that need to be  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...

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...

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...

FIN 48 - Uncertainty in Income Taxes ...number of diverse accounting practices companies are using to analyze and report their tax positions, the Financial Accounting Standards Board recently enacted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. It is effective for all U.S. GAAP financial reporting enterprises, including pass-through and not-for-profit entities, for tax years beginning after December 15,  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...

IRS Form W-9 and W-8 Series: Payee Identification and Tax Determination ...number from a payee. This teleconference will cover the requirements and compliance of form W-9. Payers of various types need to file information returns with the IRS regarding payments to individuals and other types of business entities. The most common are the 1099 series used to report payments to contractors, dividends, interest, real estate transactions, etc. Form W-9 requires payees or  more...

Internal ERISA Audits: Getting It Right Before the Government Shows Up ...number of requirements imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and by other laws such as the Internal Revenue Code. Failure to comply with these complex and ever-changing requirements could lead to substantial penalties or even the meltdown of the plan. This teleconference will highlight a number of these requirements and show you how you can audit your plans to ensure you comply  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...

Green Leases: Negotiating Renewals and Direct Leases Under Sustainability Mandates ...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...

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...

Reading Financial Statements: A Creditor's Perspective nThis teleconference will teach you how to read and understand financial statements, especially from a creditor's perspective. It is also for investors and business owners who not only desire to expand 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,  more...

Payroll Recordkeeping: What You Need to Know ...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 its requirements as to the records to be kept by the  more...

Employee Discipline for Conduct Outside of Work nIn this informative 90-minute teleconference, you will learn the legal rights and responsibilities of employers in disciplining employees for conduct outside of work. You'll hear about recent legislation and court cases involving some of the hottest topics in employment law, including employee discipline for blogging, web-based "employer trashing," workplace dating and extramarital affairs, and  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...