United Telephone Seminars

Accounting Endowments of Not-for-Profit Organizations After UPMIFA ...dent Management of Institutional Funds Act in most of the United States, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, in 2008, promulgated FASB Staff Position No. FAS 117-1. FSP FAS 117-1 provides guidance for nonprofits as to the proper classification of endowment funds when UPMIFA has been enacted and expands the required disclosure about endowment funds. The replacement of the prior legal  more...

What You Need to Know About Section 404 Permits ...roposed project involving wetlands or other waters of the United States is likely to require some type of permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As the federal agency responsible for regulating impacts to wetlands, the Corps' regulations and the permit process can represent a significant part of a project's development. The identification of wetlands or other waters on a project  more...

Medicare Secondary Payer Act: Protecting Medicare's Interest In Insurance Settlements ... be made under a workers' compensation law or plan of the United States or a state, or under an automobile or liability insurance policy or plan (including a self-insured plan), or under no fault insurance. By law, Medicare has a priority right of recovery from the primary payer as well as from parties in receipt of third-party payments, such as a beneficiary, provider, supplier, physician,  more...

Water Audits and Nonrevenue Water Reduction Methodologies ...r utility auditing. The largest urban growth areas of the United States are in the southwestern portion of the country, including Phoenix, Las Vegas and southern California. Water resources available to the areas are fully allocated and becoming more expensive to obtain and deliver. In addition, these areas have been subject to multiyear droughts requiring water conservation interventions. In  more...

NEPA: Understanding the Basics ... been the cornerstone for environmental protection in the United States. To implement NEPA, federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements or environmental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their consultants and affected citizens do not fully understand the regulations, legal interpretations and practices for  more...

Exit Strategies for Section 42 Affordable Housing Tax Credit Properties ...velop and own affordable rental properties throughout the United States. Tax credit properties completing their initial 15-year tax credit compliance periods face several business, legal, tax and accounting issues that must be addressed before a property can be successfully repositioned. This live audio conference will examine the opportunities and challenges facing owners of maturing tax  more...

Learning on the Job: Creating Legally-Sound Internship Programs ...ogram satisfies the legal requirements established by the United States Department of Labor (or any applicable state laws or guidance). Organizations that offer internship programs are encouraged to register for this live audio conference to ensure compliance with the law. This live audio conference is designed for human resource managers, benefit and payroll professionals, recruiters,  more...

Developing a School Wellness Program ...Today, about 1 in 3 children and youth (ages 2-19) in the United States is already overweight or obese -- that's nearly 25 million young people. - Disappearing recess: Nearly one-third of elementary schools do not schedule recess on a regular basis. - Less physical education: 92% of elementary schools do not have daily physical education classes year-round. About 1/3 of high school students  more...

Trucking Litigation ...straightforward common law case. Hear from the former top United States D.O.T. trucking lawyer and learn how to utilize federal and state information to help bolster your case. You will also hear from a veteran trial lawyer and learn how to prepare your case from start to finish. This live audio conference will provide information regarding new cases and regulations, and how they may affect  more...

How to Revitalize an Impoverished Neighborhood: Thirty Years of Successful Green Urbanism ...ege housing courses. He has worked with presidents of the United States to presidents of community organizations around the world. He is the real deal with a long track record of success from Santa Monica to Louisville; Covington and Newport; Houston and Santa Barbara. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to describe how to renew and revitalize poverty stricken neighborhoods. - You will  more...

Turbidity Control and Testing on Construction Sites ...ate the impact of construction sites on the waters of the United States. The Construction General Permit will require the sample collection and testing of turbidity if the storm water will (1) discharge into a waterway that been placed on the EPA Section 303(d) list of impaired waters for turbidity ('impaired waters'); or (2) discharge into a waterway that has a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)  more...

Bikeway Design Principles, Planning, and Best Practices ...United States as a recreational activity and a utilitarian mode of transportation. By expanding their bikeway networks, cities throughout the US have increased bicycle ridership and broadened the transportation options available in their community. However, significant barriers to bicycling keep many could-be riders off of their bikes. Additionally, limited transportation funding hinders the  more...

Municipal Finance Fundamentals ...e 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 secondary trading has expanded significantly over the last decade. Many of the new investors in the municipal market have been long-term participants in the corporate market and are familiar with those  more...

Brownfield Redevelopment and LEED in 2010: What Happens When You Mix Green and Brown? ..., community transforming brownfields redevelopment in the United States is going green. This audio conference will help you understand the contributing factors to ROI of the maturing green building practices on brownfields. Many professionals in the real estate investment business have witnessed how the redevelopment of brownfields has increased over time due to the market realizing the ability  more...

Preparing for the International Financial Reporting Standard ...sed its proposed road map for the adoption of IFRS in the United States. About the same time, leaders from the G20 countries at a financial summit in the United States issued a statement which, among other things, confirmed the leaders' support for developing a single set of high-quality global accounting standards. Both of these events represent progress toward the adoption of IFRS in the  more...

Current Issues in Cell Tower Leases ...ss industry has built more than 250,000 cell sites in the United States in the past 20 years. But many more cell sites are needed as iPhones, iPads and the like strain existing network capacity with data, email, computer and video applications, as well as to fill gaps in coverage. New cell sites and significant modifications to existing cell sites will also be needed due to the FCC's new  more...

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: The Overhaul of the U.S. Financial System ...tion 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 Federal Deposit  more...

EPA's Rules on Compensatory Mitigation for Impact on Wetlands, Streams and Other Waters ... which regulates fill in wetlands and other waters of the United States. The new rules adopt a mitigation hierarchy that moves away from the prior preference for on-site, in-kind mitigation in favor of mitigation banks and watershed-based mitigation programs. The rules also clarify the financial measures the corps will require to ensure that the mitigation is actually carried out. Finally, the  more...

Political Law Update: The Latest Developments in Election Law, Lobbyist Regulation and Political Activity Compliance ...apidly. The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC recognized the First Amendment right of business corporations to expressly advocate the election or defeat of candidates; state regulation of procurement lobbying is on the rise; state and local pay-to-play laws prohibiting or limiting political contributions from government contractors are expanding; federal prosecutors  more...

An Introduction to L3Cs: Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies ...nterprise and other hybrid business models throughout the United States, including those that use program related investments. On the other hand, the L3C has its critics, and some view the advent of the L3C as a distraction, or, even worse, a dangerous creation that offers no advantage over traditional LLCs as a vehicle for program related investments. Regardless of whether it is appropriate  more...

Leasing Public Infrastructure ...d Latin America but is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. During the first part of this decade, the financing of public infrastructure through public/private partnership concession and lease agreements became increasingly popular. Although these transactions have slowed during the recent financial crisis, once federal direct funding through the American Recovery and Investment  more...

Probate and Estate Tax Return Preparation for Paralegals ...United States estate (and generation-skipping) tax returns (Form 706) for your clients or just gather the information for the preparer, this teleconference will introduce you to the process, and will teach what needs to be done and how to do it. This teleconference includes a practical checklist for gathering the necessary information and demonstrates the application of the work by describing  more...

Implications of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ...rce activities, despite a crackdown by authorities in the United States at both federal and state levels. U.S. law in this area is both risky and complex. Intermediaries such as payment services, banks, publishers, and Internet portals all face risks under U.S. law for providing services that are used by illegal gambling businesses. At the same time, there is considerable confusion about the  more...

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Finance - The Stimulus and Beyond ...ust be explored. Governments in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom have long recognized the need to look for alternative ways to develop and construct both transportation and social infrastructure (schools, hospitals, prisons, etc.), but this concept is just starting to gain some acceptance in the United States. This teleconference will look at emerging trends - both policy measures and  more...

8 Issues When Doing Business or Contracting With Native American Tribes ...an 500 federally-recognized American Indian tribes in the United States, each established under a constitution unique to the tribe. Each tribe, through its constitution and subsequent legislation, has developed its own laws and regulations addressing issues of contracting, jurisdiction and waivers, if any, of sovereign immunity. Individuals and entities seeking to do business with and/or  more...

Living With Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) ...onal 16 jurisdictions. By the end of 2009, in most of the United States, attorneys representing nonprofit institutions and those who donate to them and their endowment funds will be governed by new state law which replaces the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds, which had been the law in 47 states since 1972. This teleconference helps you cope with a new set of legal requirements. In  more...

Health Insurance Basics For Employers ...ng of the basics of health insurance for employers in the United States. An overview of the history of health insurance and the various roles played by employers, employees and the government will be discussed. We will describe the different models of plans, including traditional indemnity plans, PPOs, HMOs, point-of-service plans and consumer-driven health plans. You will learn some insurance  more...

Corrosion Control for Water System Piping & Storage Tanks ...ated the annual cost of corrosion of water systems in the United States alone exceeds $22 billion and is expected to grow. The goal of this teleconference is to identify the corrosion process and proven measures that can be employed to reduce corrosion's negative impact on metallic piping and associated fittings. Eliminating or reducing corrosion will not only help conserve water, but also  more...

A Privacy Law Primer: What Every Attorney, Compliance and Security Officer Should Know ...econference will provide an overview and update regarding United States privacy and information security laws, regulations and private standards, and a brief overview on how the U.S. laws differ from dominant standards elsewhere. It will provide all the information you need to anticipate the critical privacy and information security legal issues and take effective preventive action, as well as  more...

Immigration Compliance for the HR Professional: Employment Authorization Issues and Beyond ...United States employers must comply with employment authorization and verification laws, regardless of the size or composition of their workforce. This teleconference will supply you with the information you need to ensure your company is in compliance with employment authorization rules and regulations. Detailed guidance on employment verification procedures, Social Security number issues and  more...

Performance Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Constructed Bridges ...e most critical problems facing the infrastructure of the United States. According to a recent survey (ASCE 2005), an overall grade of D has been given to our infrastructure systems. Typical sources of bridge deterioration include increased live load, environmental attack and physical damage such as collision of heavy trucks. This teleconference presents an overview of the performance  more...

Building Performance Benchmarking Strategies ...fitsGovernmental entities and private corporations in the United States and worldwide, face an enormous challenge to improve the performance of the built environment. The CO2 and energy reduction targets that are being discussed in pending legislation will require huge investments in the existing building stock over the next 25 years, whereas the performance targets for new buildings will far  more...

Can Medical Tourism Lower Your Healthcare Costs? ...r helping to mitigate the high cost of health care in the United States. It is no longer really about tourism but substantially more about the nature of medical care that might be available from destination providers. While originally largely the domain of self-pay individuals, many self-insured employers and their consultants are assessing the benefit of offering a medical travel option to  more...

Introduction to New ICD-10 Coding: Preparing for Implementation ...go, but because of the tie of ICD-9-CM to payments in the United States there have been a series of delays in the US implementation. As the US moves a lightening speed towards an electronic health record, there has been a renewed emphasis on transition since ICD-9-CM is not compatible with a true electronic health record. In January 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services published a  more...

Impact of the New ADA Amendments on Schools .... In subsequent years, Supreme Court decisions (Sutton v. United Airlines [1999], Toyota v. Williams [2002] and others) severely narrowed the range of disabled individuals considered eligible for ADA protection. Responding to concerns of both labor and education, Congress passed a body of amendments to ADA in September 2008 which effectively overturned the Court's interpretations and replaced  more...

Floodproofing Fundamentals: Design Methods to Reduce Flood Damages ...oblem: Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States. According to the National Flood Insurance Program, more than 80 percent of the natural disaster losses in the United States are caused by flooding. Over the past 10 years, the National Weather Service estimates that flood losses have averaged more than $4 billion a year nationwide. Various government and insurance groups  more...

Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Guidance Under the New Administration - Rapanos or Oberstar? ...ndscape affecting development in and around waters of the United States was significantly altered by the Rapanos decision. Indeed, that landscape continues to shift as the Army Corps and the courts respond in new ways to a perceived loss of jurisdiction. This teleconference will help you understand the ever-changing jurisdictional landscape and navigate a course to project approval. The  more...

Current Trends in Transit-Oriented Development ...United States faces the most severe economic recession since the Great Depression, one sector of real estate - transit-oriented development - is situated to protect investors from the economic downturn and deliver attractive long-term profits. TOD provides a new investment opportunity for both the public and private sectors as our cities are faced with the challenges of rapid price fluctuations  more...

Sustainable Development and Land Use: The Future is Here and it is Green ...of the mandatory land use and zoning requirements in many United States jurisdictions. Pending and likely future developments will be discussed with an eye toward new 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  more...

Understanding the Rules of Legal Citations nThis teleconference will make you more conversant in the language of legal citation and more agile in navigating the Bluebook. Communicating effectively in the legal field requires that citations to legal authority follow a uniform citation format. Readers of legal prose must be given the research coordinates to locate any authority that is used to support legal propositions. Beyond the  more...