Three Telephone Seminars

Response to Intervention: Addressing Emerging Issues ...ation. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to review three models of RTI and implementation components. - You will be able to discuss controversies in RTI. - You will be able to recognize challenges for states and local districts with implementation. This live audio conference is designed for special education teachers and directors, principals, administrators, psychologists, teachers,  more...

Enhanced Foreign Asset Reporting Rules for 2011: An Update on FBAR and FATCA Requirements ...three years, much attention has been focused on offshore bank accounts and the obligation of U.S. taxpayers to report such accounts on the much-heralded Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts or 'FBAR' form. The FBAR rules require taxpayers to annually report whether they have a financial interest in, or signature or other authority over, foreign bank accounts, and impose substantial  more...

Potholes: Causes, Maintenance and Pitfalls ...tholes in effective manner. The presentation explains the three conditions that are required for pothole formation, and demonstrates how to handle each one of them in order to eliminate pothole formation. It also shows how to mitigate potholes after they have appeared and how to avoid future potholes. Mistakes in pothole maintenance and their effects on future road upkeep are covered. Failing  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...

Contractor Guidance on Avoiding OSHA and Other Legal Problems ...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 visits under the DOL 'Plan/Prevent/Protect' approach; and (3) discuss practical worksite strategies to improve the safety management process in a fashion that increases productivity and profits. This live  more...

Municipal Finance Fundamentals ...endured tremendous stress and fluctuation during the past three years. Investors are seeking investments that will provide them with a favorable rate of return and yet afford them a higher degree of security. Increasingly, investors are looking to the United States tax-exempt municipal market to obtain those two objectives. As a result, the volume of the municipal market in primary and  more...

Workers' Compensation Metrics: Assessing and Reporting on the Success of Your Program ... conference we'll discuss the Optimal Program Triad - the three elements of a successful program and metrics focused on these elements. We will discuss the hierarchy of data and decision making and how to tailor a reporting program to the decision making needs of your audiences. Together we'll explore the concepts of scorecards, dashboards and outcome-focused reporting. Finally, you will learn  more...

Florida Employment Law Update BenefitsThis audio conference will provide you with working knowledge of the most prevalent issues facing Florida employers. The speakers, experts in management labor and employment law, have identified three areas of utmost concern. You will gain insight and the tools necessary to avoid and combat these common workplace problems. This audio conference is designed for human resource managers,  more...

Collateral Valuation in the New Economy ...nd creditors' rights attorneys. In this audio conference, three industry professionals from Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe LLP, one of the world's leading law firms in these areas, explore the multi-disciplined approach required to value these investments. This audio conference is designed for attorneys, presidents, vice presidents, branch managers, loan officers, loan department personnel,  more...

Owner Construction Risk: How a Controlled Insurance Program Can Protect Your Assets ..., and a review of the advantages and disadvantages of the three options of insuring those risks: traditional insurance, owner-controlled insurance or contractor-controlled insurance. Whether you have ongoing maintenance projects or you are planning to build a large project, this audio conference will equip you with an understanding of your options for managing those project risks. Learning  more...

Avoiding Legal Pitfalls on Construction Projects: The Three Ds (Dollars, Delay and Defects) ...sputes, most of which can be categorized according to the Three Ds: dollars, delay and defects. Is it inevitable that all construction projects will at some point be labeled troubled, or is it possible to avoid the chronic and recurring bugbears? This audio conference will help you anticipate and maybe even avoid the classic legal pitfalls arising on construction projects. We will explain how  more...

Writing Scripts That Sell BenefitsWe may not think about it, but we use scripts all the time. In our everyday lives, in interviews and especially in sales situations, we are using scripts to get our point across to the other person. Sometimes we are in front of the other person and sometimes we are on the telephone. Nevertheless, in all situations there are definitely key items and statements that we want to make, and in  more...

Political Law Update: The Latest Developments in Election Law, Lobbyist Regulation and Political Activity Compliance ...e public officials; and this term the Supreme Court heard three cases challenging the statute are a few examples. This teleconference will assess the lay of the land in this hot and evolving legal field, explain the regulatory schemes that apply, highlight new legal developments and suggest approaches to compliance. This 90-minute tour of political law will bring you current on a wide range of  more...

FASB Statement 157 - Fair Value Update on Corporate Asset Valuation ...ng the definition of fair value, defensive value, and the three-tier hierarchy. We will discuss measurement assumptions, disclosure requirements, and summarize the key differences in this standard. We will help you to understand the many layers of FAS 157 (ASC 820), including questions still being resolved and how answers are likely to impact you. Accountants, controllers, CFOs, tax managers  more...

Promoting Wellness and Recovery of People With Mental Illness Through Strengths-Based, Person-Centered Practice ...eople with mental illness. - You will be able to identify three critical concepts in strengths perspective. - You will be able to describe the six principles of strengths-based, persons-centered practice. - You will be able to explain seven core functions of strengths-based, person-centered practice. Social service directors, social workers, case managers, counselors, psychologists, law  more...

Eichleay Damages and Delay Claims ...tation. Entitlement to Eichleay damages requires proof of three elements: 1) an owner imposed delay; 2) there is standby; and 3) while on standby the contractor cannot take on substitute work. Under this stricter federal standard, a contractor must demonstrate effective suspension of much or all of its work to satisfy the standby requirement for entitlement to Eichleay damages. Should you even  more...

Practical Transportation Design and Solutions: Concepts and Implementation ...nstrained budget, a practical solution approach can treat three times as many miles of road as a traditional design approach, with a 20 percent reduction in system-wide crashes and a 10 percent reduction in delay. This teleconference is critical for understanding the need for a disciplined planning and design approach not encumbered by arbitrary design guidelines, which will free resources to  more...

Fast-Track Construction: Opportunities and Challenges Management ...nference helps you understand the interaction between the three groups responsible for getting a construction project completed under the fast-track method, and provides practical advice on contractual relationships and planning for a successful project. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to define concepts and trade-offs of fast-track construction. - You will be able to review new trends  more...

A Guide to Hybrid Coding ...ys contained the basic bulk relationships that create the three-dimensional building envelope, such as minimum lot area, lot coverage restrictions, required setbacks and maximum height, but additional design-oriented elements to better refine that form have not, traditionally, been part of the equation. As a result, many communities are not satisfied with the end result, whether it's monotonous  more...

Simplifying PPE Program Implementation BenefitsThe implementation of a PPE program can be a difficult and time-consuming process. Multiple OSHA standards have sections that have PPE requirements, causing confusion regarding which standards apply to a particular situation. New provisions regarding the payment for PPE have been published by OSHA and you need to have this knowledge to be compliant. This teleconference will provide the  more...

Basics of Reverse Osmosis for Brackish Groundwater Treatment nMany professionals in membrane desalination design, operation and maintenance are faced with the difficult task of keeping current on the rapidly changing technology. Reverse osmosis membrane products change as the suppliers introduce new models. How and when to best apply these products and what features and benefits they offer must be analyzed before optimum performance can be realized.  more...

Construction Contract Accounting: A Three-Dimensional Look at the Numbers ...rt management decisions. This teleconference will discuss three types of accounting - financial, tax and internal/management. Learn how to combine the different methods to get a three-dimensional view of your construction business and improve your financial condition. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to identify 3P and 3D. n- You will be able to generate accurate accounting to  more...

California Employment Law Update ...laws, which are often inconsistent with federal law. This three-hour teleconference will address the most important and current issues facing California employers (or out-of-state companies with employees in California), including wage and hour compliance and litigation trends, California's unique disability and discrimination laws, recently enacted legislation, and important case law  more...

Supplemental Wage Payments: Common Withholding Guidelines ...nuses, severance payments and sick leave, and explain the three approaches used for to determining the applicable withholding rate. Additionally, we will provide insight into the latest IRS regulations on the withholding of supplemental wage payments and have a practical discussion on the withholding issues surrounding less common supplemental wage payment matters, such as commissions paid at  more...

Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Reduce Defects, Improve Quality and Make More Money nFailure modes and effects analysis is an increasingly popular tool that must be mastered by Lean Six Sigma professionals and can be used in every type of organization to reduce defects, improve quality and make more money! n nThis easy tool asks these simple questions: n- What can go wrong? n- Where can it go wrong? n- How bad will it be? n- Can we see it coming? n- Should we try to prevent  more...

Tax and Practical Aspects of Business Succession Planning nClosely held family businesses are often as important to the owners of that business as are their own children. With business failures increasing in today's economic environment, the importance of a well planned, dynamic and long-term succession plan is vital to the continuation of the family business as it is passes from generation to generation. Tax considerations are one part of that plan, but  more...

More Affordable and Sustainable Communities: The Role of Good Design for Workforce Housing ...three dozen case studies of completed affordable workforce housing developments which were well-received by their neighbors and residents. These will be explained using images of plans and photos of the completed developments. This teleconference will help you understand how to successfully organize a community to engage rationally and creatively in the design of new housing developments which  more...

Workplace Flexibility: Innovative Strategies for an Evolving Workforce ...three decades, the needs of the American workforce have changed dramatically. In response, many businesses have turned to workplace flexibility in order to recruit and retain the best workers, boost productivity and increase their competitive advantage. At the same time, policymakers in Washington have been exploring various approaches for increasing access to workplace flexibility across  more...

The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - How and Why It Affects Your Business ... 1, 2005. The SSTP now includes 19 full member states and three associate member states. Although initially taking effect as a voluntary program for taxpayer participation, legislation has been introduced in Congress to make it mandatory. If the SSTP becomes mandatory, it would effectively eliminate the physical presence standard established in Quill. Therefore, under an economic nexus  more...

Begin With the Brain: Three Things Educators Need to Know! ...ng teleconference will provide valuable information about three key elements of brain-compatible teaching and learning. Recent research about how student's brains grow, develop and respond to the environment should influence our classroom practices. Understanding some brain basics can give you guidelines to help you design truly brain-compatible classrooms and school environments. When the  more...

Reducing Insulin Errors ...at 24 million Americans now have diabetes, an increase of three million people in just two years. Diabetes is also one of the most common diagnoses seen in hospitalized patients. Moreover, insulin may be the preferred medication to manage glucose while patients are hospitalized. The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Institute for Safe Medication Practice  more...

Preparing a Winning Closing Argument n"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we will now hear closing arguments." Even the most experienced trial lawyer may inwardly quake when the judge utters these fateful words. But what makes for an effective closing? Do closings even matter? When should you object? Should you really start preparing your closing the day you get a new case? These are questions that are not addressed in law school, and  more...