Obama Telephone Seminars

Prevailing Wage Law: An Understanding of Davis-Bacon ...ed federal legislation and Executive Orders issued by the Obama Administration involving the use of federal stimulus monies impose additional prevailing wage and employment law compliance requirements and will result in increased enforcement by the federal government. Federal public works contractors often do not understand the requirements for complying with the Davis-Bacon Act when bidding on  more...

Impact of Health Care Reform on Elder Law ...l affect seniors and persons with disabilities. President Obama signed into law, in March of this year, the Patient Protection and Affordability Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. These together are referred to as the Affordability Care Act. This act makes changes to Medicaid and Medicare which includes payment structure and the delivery system. It extends  more...

Health Care Reform Update ...Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010. This legislation will effectively restructure one-sixth of our economy and have a significant impact on our personal lives. Beyond the partisan politics and media hype are the practical concerns of employers, HR professionals, attorneys, third-party administrators, and other consultants and professionals who  more...

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: The Overhaul of the U.S. Financial System ... and Consumer Protection Act signed into law by President Obama overhauls the United States financial system. This legislation will affect every corner of the financial services industry. Learn how this legislation is likely to affect you. This teleconference will review many important aspects of the Act, including the new Financial Stability Oversight Council, new resolution authority of the  more...

Providing Investment Advice to Retirement Plan Participants Without Triggering Liability ... Regulation of investment advice is rapidly changing. The Obama Administration has twice delayed the effective date of the final investment advice regulations under the Pension Protection Act, and new investment advice legislation is pending in Congress that could alter the regulatory landscape altogether. This teleconference will provide up-to-date advice on regulatory developments and market  more...

Clean Air Act Update ...ms addressing stationary and mobile emission sources. The Obama Administration and Congress are poised to usher in a new era of greenhouse gas and energy regulation. At the same time, the Obama EPA is confronting a bewildering array of court-ordered regulatory revisions and politically charged environmental initiatives. All of these changes will have a direct impact on numerous business sectors  more...

New Regulations for the Credit Card Industry: Prepare Now and Avoid Penalties ...Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to regulate several aspects of the credit card industry. This is one of the most sweeping changes to hit the industry for quite some time. This new legislation amends the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, and places a number of restrictions on the  more...

Obtaining a Portion of the Stimulus Grant Funding ...Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed by President Obama on February 16, 2009) is the economic 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,  more...

Health Information Exchange: The Impact of the Stimulus Code ...Obama signed into law the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act known more commonly as the Stimulus Act. The legislation for a large part included tremendous new legislation, but brings to the forefront, the first time in history, incentives for American doctors to revamp their paper charts to electronic health records format. Behind the graceful  more...

What the New Ledbetter Pay Act Means for Employers ...Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, effectively changing the landscape of the statute of limitations for equal pay discrimination claims. The act greatly expands the amount of time that employees have to bring claims of discriminatory pay practices, which could have a substantial impact on employers. This teleconference will help the people responsible for handling  more...

Sustainable Development and Land Use: The Future is Here and it is Green ...ew policies and funding sources being put in place by the Obama administration. This teleconference will provide you professional with a solid introduction to green building as well as an up-to-date tour of federal, state and local enactments in the area of sustainable land use laws, zoning ordinances and building codes. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to discuss compelling public  more...