Required Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Drafting Document Retention Policies .... A corporation may lose significant business information required for on-going business needs. It may also be subjected to civil sanctions, including exclusion of evidence, monetary penalties, adverse inference jury instructions and default judgment, as well as the more serious potential for criminal liability. Indeed, several courts have made clear that a corporation's failure to abide by a  more...

Do's and Don'ts for Internal Investigations of Employment Issues BenefitsAny prudent employer will want to investigate and, if necessary, remedy reported discrimination or harassment. In some states, a prompt investigation is legally required. This teleconference will provide you with valuable and practical advice on planning and conducting internal investigations, and assessing how to respond once the investigation is completed. Human resource professionals,  more...

Traffic Management for Construction Work Zones: Unique Challenges and Solutions ...n-site and on an on-going basis. Many contractors who are required to prepare and implement traffic control plans often do not understand how to process the approval and satisfy the agencies requirements, as well as federal and state occupational regulations. Understanding the MUTCD and agency requirements, as well as their newly implemented regulations can impact schedule and costs. This  more...

Partnerships and Section 704(c) ...ide a very flexible but very complicated set of rules for required allocations that apply to contributions property to or distributions property from an entity that is treated as a partnership. This teleconference is designed to help the drafters of the basic operating documents for an entity treated as a partnership, including partnership agreements, operating agreements and trust  more...

Best Practices in Nursing Documentation: Writing Effective and Legal Proof Notes ...ation, techniques to avoid problems and what you might be required to do at some time in the future with respect to your documentation or lack thereof. The standards that are applied to documentation will also be discussed briefly. Last, but not least, you will be able to ask questions and will learn from unfortunate examples of others' documentation and the consequences of those failures.  more...

Insurance Claim Appeals BenefitsMany 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...

IRS Form 1099 Reporting Update ...required knowledge to prepare the mandatory reporting of various Form 1099s. By following the practices discussed within this teleconference you and your client's business entities will be provided with the knowledge that will avoid costly penalties assessed by the Internal Revenue Service had you previously chosen to ignore the proper filings and deadlines of these information returns. Join us  more...

Public/Private Partnerships and Major Infrastructure Construction ...posed P3. Learning Objectives - You will be able to name required and recommended documentation. - You will be able to discuss structures for public/private partnerships. - You will be able to recognize why public/private partnerships succeed or fail. - You will be able to explain legal constraints. Attorneys, developers, municipal and elected officials, zoning board members, presidents,  more...

IRA and Qualified Plan Distributions ...lified plan distributions. This program will focus on the required minimum distribution rules and how one can have an IRA payable to a trust and still have it qualify as a designated beneficiary. This teleconference can help you spot and avoid some of the common mistakes taxpayers make with their IRAs and inherited IRAs. Attorneys, financial and estate planners, accountants, presidents, vice  more...

Easement Valuations: Common Pitfalls and Principles ...wners and their attorneys need to know if compensation is required. This teleconference will aid understanding of temporary construction and preservation easements in the context of eminent domain takings and in voluntary or tax related preservation easements. The teleconference will also explain the method required for valuing a broad variety of easements in these settings. Failing to have a  more...

Understanding Your Summary Plan Descriptions ...rs who sponsor ERISA covered health and welfare plans are required to communicate the terms of the plan to participants in a summary plan description. The SPD is an important disclosure document that describes, in understandable terms, the rights, benefits and responsibilities of participants and beneficiaries in ERISA covered health and welfare benefit plans. The SPD must include important  more...

Easement Valuations: Common Pitfalls and Principles ...wners and their attorneys need to know if compensation is required. This teleconference will aid understanding of temporary construction and preservation easements in the context of eminent domain takings and in voluntary or tax related preservation easements. The teleconference will also explain the method required for valuing a broad variety of easements in these settings. Failing to have a  more...

Current Issues in Real Estate Appraisals ...at is the value? All federally regulated institutions are required by law to have due diligence and appraisals completed. When this process is short cut, not understood or abused, the financial wheels come off and billions of dollars are at risk. This teleconference will help you understand the appraisal process, identify of risk in appraisals and understand how to asses the risk of your real  more...

15- Minute Expert Adult Patient Assessments: Practical Strategies, Tips, and Updates for Health Care Professionals ...o receive a certificate of successful completion, you are required to complete and return an evaluation form. Planning Panel Members are: Kerri Crank, BSN, Robert Kerbell, Jodi Hamm, Michelle Shepherd and Andrea Helland. There are no conflicts of interest to report. There was no commercial support received for the planning of this program. No endorsement of products or off-label use will occur  more...

Low-Impact Development Maintenance and Upkeep Techniques ...early explain both the routine and nonroutine maintenance required for a wide variety of storm water BMPs. It will explain what maintenance must be performed and when it should be performed. Links to many informative sites further explaining maintenance Learning Objectives: You will be able to determine how to implement low impact development concepts into their site development plans. You  more...

Pupil Records: Rules, Responsibilities and Requirements BenefitsLegal issues concerning pupil records arise on a daily basis in a variety of contexts, often leaving school administrators under pressure to make split-second decisions regardless of the legal ramifications. Among many others, schools may face pupil records dilemmas such as: 1. Expelled student claims she was wrongfully disciplined and takes her case to the media. The media asks the  more...

Construction Recordkeeping and Documentation Requirements for Government Contracts ...r's record retention obligations beyond what is minimally required under the contract. This teleconference will outline federal contractors' general recordkeeping obligations and will discuss penalties that can result from noncompliance. In addition, the speakers will provide practical considerations that should be taken into account by contractors in establishing their own record retention.  more...

Jeopardizing Exempt Status: Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make and How to Avoid Them BenefitsOnce exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees do not necessarily remain exempt for the duration of their employment. Actions taken (or not taken) by employers can and do jeopardize the exemptions claimed, leading unknowing employers down the path to potentially ruinous liability for unpaid minimum wages and overtime. This teleconference is designed to help you identify issues  more...

FAS 117-1: Endowments of Not-for-Profit Organizations ...owment funds when UPMIFA has been enacted and expands the required disclosure about endowment funds. The replacement of the prior legal restrictions of historic dollar value with the seven articulated standards of prudence set forth in UPMIFA has thrown into some turmoil the rules governing how a nonprofit organization should present its financial condition. It would appear that the  more...

Developing a Community Nonemergency Response System ...conference will provide municipal leaders the information required to build a business case to deploy a non-emergency call center. During this discussion, we will explore conducting a cost-benefit analysis and calculating return on investment which is even more critical in these lean times. In addition, we will focus on how to develop a change management program to help ensure that changes  more...

Pricing and Cost Analysis in Purchasing ...rket conditions and prices associated with quality levels required for the buying firm's needs. The effective buyer must become an expert for the items that they purchase. The objective of price-cost analysis is not to get the lowest price, but to obtain the best value with consideration for delivering time, acceptable quality levels, in the appropriate quantities. In general price is  more...

Preparing an Accurate Form 1041 BenefitsWith more individuals using trusts in estate planning, knowing how to prepare an accurate Form 1041 is becoming more important than ever. Properly computing taxable income and correctly allocating taxable income between the entity and its beneficiaries can avoid not only challenges by the IRS but also disgruntled beneficiaries. This teleconference will help you understand the main rules on  more...

Influenza: Seasonal to Pandemic ...o receive a certificate of successful completion, you are required to complete and return an evaluation form. Planning Panel Members are: Kerri Crank, BSN, Robert Kerbell, Jodi Hamm, Erica Rokus/Michelle Shepherd and Andrea Helland. There are no conflicts of interest to report. There was no commercial support received for the planning of this program. No endorsement of products or off-label  more...

Making Revisions to Closed Medical Records ...ond to requests to revise closed records, to know what is required for individual rights under HIPAA, and to know what belongs in any organization's procedures for revising closed medical records. You will also learn about issues pertaining to electronic records and revisions, including the HIPAA Security Rule and recent amendments in the 2009 stimulus package, regional health information  more...

Employment Law Compliance: Disciplining or Terminating a Workers' Comp Claimant ...s, supervisor stress and tension among co-workers who are required to pick up the slack. Often an employer's plan to discipline or discharge is put on hold when the employee goes out on leave. How can employers deal with these situations? This teleconference will review when you may legally discharge or layoff an employee who is on leave due to a compensable workplace injury or other reason. As  more...

Major Issues in WiMAX Tower Leases and Zoning ...an entire new set of antennas and some new towers will be required for communities receiving the service, but some antennas will be put on existing cell towers. For many of these existing towers and the landowners who leased the land for them, WiMAX raises the issue of whether a lease amendment with increased rent is required to add the WiMAX antennas. WiMAX has unique zoning issues, due to  more...

Don't Bet the Company: Understanding and Avoiding Class Actions in Labor and Employment Law! ...n one case, the company had unpaid breaks, but no one was required to time out on the clock. Therefore, it looked like these employees were not paid for working through breaks and it cost the company many millions of dollars. So - don't bet the company - follow the rules strictly and avoid voracious plaintiff's attorneys. This program is designed primarily for attorneys. Human resource  more...

Infection Control Programs ...o receive a certificate of successful completion, you are required to complete and return an evaluation form. Planning Panel Members are: Kerri Crank, BSN, John Busch, JD, Robert Kerbell, Jodi Hamm, Erica Rokus/Michelle Shepherd and Andrea Helland. There are no conflicts of interest to report. There was no commercial support received for the planning of this program. No endorsement of products  more...

Introduction to New ICD-10 Coding: Preparing for Implementation ...to get ready, there is a tremendous amount of preparation required. This teleconference is designed to help you understand all the ways in which the transition to ICD-10 will affect your organization. It will begin with a basic understanding of how the two systems differ. The bulk of the teleconference will address the specific issues relating to hospitals, physician offices and other  more...

How to Write an Effective Credit Policy nThis teleconference will help you establish and adhere to a corporate credit policy. You will receive a template outlining the scope of the credit policy, defining areas that must be addressed to create a comprehensive policy, and delineating the areas of responsibility and accountability required to create a credit department that is effective and responsive to company needs. This will be  more...

Statement on Auditing Standards No. 104 - No. 111 Risk Assessment Standards ...their application of these standards leading to less time required to implement the standards and a greater realization on audits. Since the majority of auditors may be working with smaller businesses, this teleconference will include situations encountered with companies that have limited controls and suggestions to meet the standards in this environment. n nFor nonauditors (for example  more...

Writing an Employee Handbook nAre you overwhelmed with the task of revising your existing employee handbook or of preparing a new employee handbook? Are you unclear about what types of employment policies are required by federal law? Stop worrying and attend this teleconference. You will learn which policies are required by law and what employment laws apply to employee handbooks. Take the first step to creating your employee  more...

Patients' Rights Update ...o receive a certificate of successful completion, you are required to complete and return an evaluation form. Planning Panel Members are: Kerri Crank, BSN, John Busch, JD, Robert Kerbell, Jodi Hamm, Erica Rokus/Michelle Shepherd and Andrea Helland. n nThere are no conflicts of interest to report. There was no commercial support received for the planning of this program. No endorsement of  more...

Understanding the New GFE and HUD-1/IA Settlement Statements ...te and the HUD-1 and HUD-1A Uniform Settlement Statements required by the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and creates significant new responsibilities and potential liabilities in connection with the preparation and provision of those forms. No loan originator can afford to do business after year-end without a complete understanding of the changes brought about by the new rule,  more...

Real Estate Market Studies: Critical Decision Tool or Superfluous Information? ...required to pass the market study hurdle during due diligence. What factors impact the applicability, reliability and timeliness of these market studies? This teleconference will help real estate professionals identify the best providers of market studies, formulate a scope of work to suit the needs of the assignment, assist the consultant without clouding the conclusions and understand the  more...

Form 706: Estate Tax Return Fundamentals nAmericans have been able to accumulate wealth. It is estimated more than $10 trillion dollars in wealth will be transferred over the next 15 years. If a person has been fortunate to amass significant wealth, the government imposes a tax when the person transfers their wealth at death. In 2009, if a person's gross estate plus adjusted taxable gifts equals or exceeds $3.5 million in value, a Form  more...

Bankruptcy Preferences nLenders, borrowers, vendors and purchasers alike all risk receiving a notice from a bankruptcy trustee demanding a return of funds, legitimately paid out by the debtor, as a preference. Attorneys representing debtors, trustees and creditors must be intimately familiar with the elements required to prove a preference and as well as to defend against one. This teleconference will provide an  more...

Current Issues in Construction Lending ...ence will review loan portfolio techniques and strategies required to stay on top of troubled borrowers who cannot sell their products. Some of the techniques include performing adequate interest carry analysis, understanding your rights afforded in the Construction Loan Agreement, identification and measurement of commercial real estate concentration, assessing your management information  more...

The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - How and Why It Affects Your Business nThe Streamlined Sales Tax Project 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  more...

Reducing Insulin Errors ...o receive a certificate of successful completion, you are required to complete and return an evaluation form. Planning Panel Members are: Kerri Crank, R.N., MSN, FNP, CSN, John Busch, JD, Robert Kerbell, Jennifer Janiak, Christine Todd Medina and Andrea Helland. n nThere are no conflicts of interest to report. There was no commercial support received for the planning of this program. No  more...

E-Verify Mandates and Mechanisms for Compliance nE-Verify is an online system that allows participating employers to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from an employee's Form I-9 against Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security databases. Although initially implemented as a voluntary program, many states now require the use of E-Verify. Additionally, as a result of a presidential executive  more...

Payroll Recordkeeping: What You Need to Know ...ment of Labor recordkeeping regulations. Discover what is required for both exempt and nonexempt employees, including how long the records must be maintained. Home-workers, employees working under certain specified pay arrangements, employees to whom lodging or other facilities are furnished and employees in certain other categories present special requirements that you need to be aware of.  more...

The Complete Closing Checklist ...will provide an overview to understand the entire process required for closing a commercial loan transaction. Explanation of the documentation necessary from an attorney's perspective to close a commercial loan transaction, as well as what the documentation consists of and why it is necessary will be discussed. Individuals involved in all aspects of commercial real estate will benefit from a  more...

Controlling Purchasing Card Risk ...ther, purchasing cards have been found to reduce the time required to process paperwork transaction by two to six weeks. Notwithstanding the benefit to operational efficiency, some organizations express concern about how to effectively control the risk associated with putting charge cards in the hands of employees and occasional news reports heighten fear about card use in an organizational  more...

Current Issues in Revocable Living Trusts ... for a confidential distribution of family wealth without required court interference and also allows for assets to avoid probate in most jurisdictions. Using a revocable living trust allows for planning in the event of incapacity without having to formally declare a person incompetent and without requiring the opening of a guardianship proceeding. A revocable living trust can provide a  more...

Curbing Unauthorized Overtime ...s their nonexempt employees work and correctly paying any required overtime premium. When unauthorized overtime occurs, labor costs skyrocket, and businesses face a budgeting nightmare. And when employees perform compensable work off the clock, the potential overtime liability for an employer can be staggering. This teleconference will help businesses understand their responsibilities with  more...