Total Telephone Seminars

Social Security Benefits: Is It Worth It to Delay? BenefitsSocial Security has been the American workers' greatest investment and has been labeled the third rail of politics, and perhaps rightly so. However, dire predictions have recently been published about the collapse of the system. But are those predictions really warranted? This live audio conference will take you from the beginning of Social Security to the present day and probable future.  more...

Health Savings Accounts ...tudies on whether HSAs are achieving the goal of reducing total health care costs through consumerism. Focusing on the final comparability rules for employer contributions and updates on the new contribution limits and IRS guidelines, it will explore new design opportunities for employers considering how to implement a successful HSA program. This live audio conference is designed for human  more...

Utilizing Formulas in Microsoft Excel ...the monthly payment on a car loan or quickly tabulating a total or average for a column of numbers, Excel 's functions give you a tremendous capability to tackle a myriad of statistical, mathematical and financial challenges, not to mention functions that extract valuable date information and let you manipulate text at the character level. This live audio conference will give you a ton of  more...

Section 199 Deduction for Qualified Construction Activities Income ...tion contractors may be eligible for the full 9% of their total taxable income or 9% of their qualified production activities income. This live audio conference will outline the basic operation of the 199 deduction and its applicability to contractors and real estate developers, including developers, general contractors, subcontractors and trade contractors. Learning Objectives: - You will be  more...

Turbidity Control and Testing on Construction Sites ...red waters'); or (2) discharge into a waterway that has a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) established by the EPA/state. This live audio conference will provide information with regards to the NPDES Construction General Permit, Turbidity, the Clean Water Act, established standards for turbidity, the TMDL in impaired waters, erosion controls to reduce turbidity in storm water runoff, and  more...

Tax Consequences of Gifts, Prizes, Fringe Benefits, Business Expenses, and Other Payments To Employees ...el 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 employees. Failure to understand the tax consequences of such benefits can cause unintended and unwanted tax consequences. This live audio conference will explain the tax  more...

Change Order Basics ...it prices, ripple effect, cumulative impacts, disruption, total cost claims, modified total cost claims and contingency, and how these concepts relate to construction contract modifications. Learning Objectives - You will be able to identify typical change order concepts. - You will be able to describe the role of the owner, architect, contractor, subcontractor, lenders and surety. - You will  more...

Efficiency Estimations and Payback Periods for New Equipment ...en a new energy efficient motor can significantly save on total expenses. Special emphasis will be on understanding what affects the efficiency has on operating expenses, how to calculate the potential savings of alternative choices, and how to ensure energy savings is realized in the long term, even with changing electric rates. Two number-crunching examples are included. The primary benefit  more...

Rewards Transformation: A Unique Approach to Total Rewards Strategy and Design in the Current Economy ...concerned with reducing costs while retaining top talent. Total rewards costs can often exceed 40 percent of company's revenue and in many cases it is difficult to demonstrate ROI. This teleconference presents a unique approach to total rewards strategy, design and cost management called rewards transformation. Rewards transformation focuses rewards investment on employees in critical workforce  more...

Total Compensation Statements as a Tool to Communicate Total Value ...total value provided by your organization. During these challenging economic times when salary increases are low or nonexistent, creating customized compensation statements for your organization can be a valuable communication tool. Generally, total compensation ranges from 30 to 50 percent above base compensation for an organization and most employees are unaware of the benefit. This  more...

Presenteeism: Measurement and Intervention Issues for Employers and Health Plans ... found that approximately 6 percent of a global company's total compensation (salaries, wages and all benefit costs) were lost due to presenteeism. Work site wellness programs can potentially make many important contributions to the measurement and reduction of productivity losses associated with presenteeism. This teleconference will cover a working definition of presenteeism, the major  more...

Share-Based Compensation - Impact of Recent Events on the Use of Equity Compensation nExecutive compensation continues to be a hot topic across many industries. Recent changes in share-based compensation rules, principally the changes to Financial Accounting Standards 123(R) [FAS 123(R)], and market uncertainty and declines have led to significant changes in how companies and executives view the role and the value of equity as part of an overall compensation package. Join our  more...

On-Site Power Generation: Challenges, Opportunities and New Developments ...ion critical actually refers to any enterprise that needs total continuity of operations regardless of any disruptions due to loss of grid power, severe weather, equipment failure or even routine matters such as equipment maintenance and upgrades. This teleconference will help you to ensure appropriate power reliability through an understanding of proper design and safe operations of on-site  more...

Reduce Downtime and Enable Lean With Total Productive Maintenance ... are often a significant roadblock to lean manufacturing. Total productive maintenance is the proven approach for minimizing surprise breakdowns and increasing the utilization of plant and equipment. It is a major component of lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System. n nThis teleconference will introduce you to the concept and principles of total productive maintenance. It will  more...