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Advancing and Defending Oregon Construction Liens BenefitsAttend this teleconference and learn strategies for tackling construction lien issues. Experienced attorney, Douglas R. Hookland, will provide an examination of the construction lien laws of the state of Oregon. Find out how to efficiently collect payment for your labor, materials, supplies and/or equipment - or protect your property from unwarranted lien claims. Learn how you can succeed  more...

Dealing With Employees Who Have Been Charged With a Crime ...uilty'. So, what can an employer do to address situations where an employee has been arrested or has been charge or incarcerated for a crime but has not yet been convicted? For example, can an employer fire such an employee before any charges have been the subject of a formal trial? Alternatively, can the employee be suspended for such an offense, and if so, is it justifiable to do so with or  more...

Economic Nexus Standards in State Taxation BenefitsA state's ability to impose taxes on a multi-state business is limited by 'nexus' standards rooted in the U.S. Constitution. In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed its longstanding rule and held in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota that nexus requires some form of physical presence in the taxing state. In today's economy, however, states are continuing to push nexus limits farther than ever  more...

Taking and Defending Effective Depositions ...where the use of mediation and arbitration has increased dramatically in recent years, the deposition of opposing parties and key witnesses often takes the place of the trial. Cases are evaluated and often settled based on information obtained at depositions. You will learn the fundamental concepts involved in taking and defending depositions. Included in this teleconference are tips on how to  more...

The Claims Process on Federal Government Contracts - Maximizing the Return on Your Investment BenefitsMany federal contractors incur additional costs for changes, delays, differing site conditions and contract terminations. However, all too often these contractors do not understand how to effectively seek compensation for these additional costs. This teleconference will help you understand the types of costs you can recover, the circumstances under which certain costs may be recovered and  more...

Federal Tax Classification of Series LLCs ... For example, the series LLC is very useful in situations where long and expensive regulatory processes are involved with a new state law entity. The series LLC also can be used in asset backed securitizations in place of business trusts in those states that treat single member LLCs as disregarded entities but do not treat business trusts as disregarded. It can also be useful for estate  more...

Legal Overview of Financial Records: Obtaining and Understanding the Information ...uch as that of a W-2 wage earner. However, in those cases where a client's spouse owns their own business eliciting the true available funds for child support and maintenance can be more complicated. This teleconference is designed to help you understand various options in securing information, interpreting that information and making use of it to determine the actual funds available for  more...

Medicare Secondary Payer Act - Protecting Medicare's Interest in Insurance Settlements ...r Act, Medicare may not make payment for medical benefits where 'payment has been made or can reasonably be expected to be made under a workmen's 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  more...

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Finance - The Stimulus and Beyond ...ject examples for practical experience as well as explore where the infrastructure funding effort is heading over the next decade. Learning Objectives You will be able to review the status of current funding vehicles and the prospects for future funding availability. You will be able to analyze how the stimulus package is being implemented. You will be able to outline the role of the private  more...

Handling Your Post-Judgment Files ...ective and can be enforced in and out of the jurisdiction where the judgment was entered. You will learn how judgment liens can be secured and enforced for maximum leverage, including registration outside of the jurisdiction. This teleconference will help you identify issues in advance of bankruptcy, how to avoid them and how to address the avoidance powers of the Chapter 7 trustee. This  more...

Workers' Compensation Metrics: Assessing and Reporting on the Success of Your Program BenefitsIn today's economy, it is especially critical to be able to assess the success of your workers' compensation program and provide meaningful reports to the C-Suite. In this teleconference, you will learn about the key metrics that can be used, where the data for these metrics may be found, sources of benchmarking information and how to most effectively present your success story to  more...

Sale-Leaseback Transactions Today: Monetizing Real Estate Assets .... This teleconference will help you understand when and where sale-leaseback transactions on real estate assets may be better than debt financing or ownership. Companies have significant capital outlays in real estate that can be redeployed in their core business. Understand the basic financial and accounting rules governing treatment of sale-leaseback transactions and operating leases. Learn  more...

Cash Is King: Effective Cash Flow Management ...re the success of your business but do little to tell you where the cash actually went. Understanding and managing the cash flow in your business is critical to your success. Learn more about how cash truly moves through your business, how to prepare a cash flow budget and identify ways to put your working capital to work. Accountants, CFOs, controllers, accounts payable professionals, tax  more...

Construction Project Management in Remote Locations: Site Considerations and Unique Challenges ...manding comprehensive design-build solutions for projects where the defined scope is often little more than a half-page concept of the desired output or regulatory result. The client expectations: technical and commercial analysis, scope of work development, a detailed execution plan, a detailed CPM schedule with day certain financial closing and a fixed price lump sum price to perform the  more...

Implications of Scott v. Harris on Police Vehicle Pursuits and Beyond BenefitsThe Supreme Court has historically recognized that analyzing and ultimately judging the conduct of police officers requires an acknowledgment and appreciation that, particularly in the context of the use of force, the court and trier of fact must take into account the circumstances under which police officers must make such decisions. The Court has also historically emphasized that  more...

Using Green Strategies for Your Business to Increase Your Profits BenefitsEven though times are tough, companies with green products and services are weathering the storm better, and are better positioned for the future. CEO's of many of the largest corporations say sustainability is just as relevant during this economic crisis, if not more so (source: World Business Council on Sustainable Development). Obama's Stimulus Plan is focused on green jobs and  more...

Effective UCC Search Strategies to Minimize Risk ...where they stand if a debtor becomes bankrupt. Primarily, this is a function of whether they have a lien or security interest and if so, whether anyone else has a prior lien or security interest. Liens generally must be made public in some way - usually by a filing in a public office - in order to enjoy priority, so prospective lenders and creditors will want to search for those liens.  more...

Valuation and Reporting of Gifts and Service Donations ...anding and applying fair value concepts to certain assets where there is no observable market as in pledges and noncash assets is likely to present challenges as well as implementation issues. After attending this teleconference, you will have a clear understanding of issues related to identify contributions and restrictions. We will discuss issues related to valuing and recording certain  more...

Managing External Health Information ...d to accept such information but they have been uncertain where to store it and so have filed the information under the miscellaneous tab of a traditional paper record, which has become the 'kitchen junk drawer' of the medical records department. With increasing numbers of providers converting to electronic medical records, the question of how - and whether - to address and integrate these  more...

Building Information Modeling: Planning, Design and Legal Considerations ... the team. We will talk through a couple project examples where BIM tools and processes were used to really make a difference in the outcome of the project and finish up with a section focusing on the "What's in it for me?" question, again addressing your needs. n nYou will come away from this teleconference with some solid concepts, some resources for more exploration, an update on the state  more...

Increasing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Manufacturing Logistics ...ys have the materials they need, in the right quantities, where they need it and presented in an immediate usable fashion. This is where the highest stakes are for a manufacturing company. Once the proper service to production is understood and rendered, the logisticians can start working on improving execution to reduce costs. After presenting the rationale for this strategy, this  more...

Understanding the Role and Powers of the Trust Protector nThink of how far society and trusts have evolved in just the last 100 years. How can we anticipate what changes lie ahead of us from both a tax and nontax perspective? Is the movement towards multigenerational trusts pushing the planning horizon many years past the point most estate planners were trained to envision? This teleconference will identify those unintended consequences and discuss how  more...

Staying Compliant with the Medicare Incident-To Rules nAt a time when every medical practice dollar counts, the Medicare incident-to billing rules can enable physicians to capture revenue from common services performed by office staff. The incident-to rules, while simple on their face, can be complex in their application and failing to follow each element of the rules can result in overpayments and even false claims liability. Knowing the rules and  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...

Why Is This Guy Still on My Health Plan? ...yer's health and other benefit plans (dental, group life) where the employer continues to pay premiums despite the employee being no longer eligible under the plan. This teleconference will discuss the relevant legal pitfalls, including FMLA notice failure, COBRA notice failure, conversion coverage notice failure, covering people (employees and dependents) under plans who are not eligible for  more...

Differing Site Conditions ...ore prepared to keep on the look-out for those situations where differing site conditions claims might arise and understand what your various rights and remedies might be, whether you are an owner, general contractor or subcontractor. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to point out scenarios where differing site condition claims arise. n- You will be able to explain the two types of  more...

Design Tips for Rain Gardens: Storm Water and Runoff Control ...e practices. What these systems look like, how they work, where to locate them, how deep and how large their footprint should be, the best vegetation, construction tips and maintaining the gardens will be reviewed during this teleconference. A brief summary of how well these infiltrating vegetative filters work will also be reviewed. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to locate rain  more...

Mitigating the Impact of Construction Projects: Hurdles to Project Success .... The alternative is to mitigate these impacts to a level where they are acceptable. You'll also learn about planning and logistics for prevention and proactive mitigation of impacts as well as accountability on the project after the contractor has broken ground. This teleconference is critical for owners, contractors, subcontractors and designers who wish to minimize project risks, reduce  more...

Maximizing Innovation and Design Process Credits for LEED. Certification nThis teleconference will help you understand how to gain credits for advanced green building practices, including both system technologies and design innovations, which may qualify under the Innovation and Design Process section. The IDP section and qualifications policy has been reworked under the 2009 revisions to the LEED® program. n nThe information in this teleconference is important to  more...

Form W4: Impact on Payroll nThis teleconference will clear up questions on the effects of filing status and exemption on payroll checks, how to handle exempt forms, time allowance for making changes, where to locate new forms, how frequently the employees should complete forms and how long employers must retain them. We will include a quick review of Form W-4P, W4-SP and W-4S and discuss which states accept Form W-4 for  more...

Using Medical Certifications to Minimize Employer Liability: FMLA, ADA and Workers' Comp nSince the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990, proactive and proper use of medical certifications has proven to be a valuable tool to protect employers from liability under the ADA, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1994, and state workers' compensation statutes. But the legal landscape for managing employee health issues has had many changes in recent months. Amendments to the  more...

Estate Planning for Vacation Homes ...important traditions for many families. Providing a place where family members can relax, reconnect and escape the busy pace of life is increasingly significant to many families. Parents want to perpetuate these cherished memories and experiences throughout the generations. To do so requires careful, thoughtful planning by both the parents who own the property and those to whom they would like  more...

Probate and Estate Tax Return Preparation for Legal Professionals Whether you prepare United States estate (and generation skipping) tax returns (Form 706) for your clients or just gather the information for the preparer, this teleconference introduces 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  more...

Understanding the Apportionment Rules for Service-Based Businesses ...where the rubber meets the road." That is to say, the complex and varied rules for determining a taxpayer's state income tax apportionment percentage can provide opportunities - with careful planning - for state tax minimization or create traps that - without such planning - lead to multiple taxation. Service-based businesses face particular difficulties in identifying and analyzing the rules  more...

Multiplaintiff Settlement Negotiations ...more restrictive FLSA collective action "opt-in" process. Where courts have shown reluctance to certify Rule 23 classes under discrimination laws, plaintiffs' counsel simply bring multiplaintiff cases naming long lists of employees as co-plaintiffs. Dukes v. Wal-Mart may herald a revival and expansion of discrimination class actions. Employers are confronted with the burden, expense and  more...

Mortgage Cocktail: Lessons From the Credit Crisis and What May Be Next nJoin us at this teleconference and you'll gain perspective on the massive forces moving within the credit markets - the genesis of their movements, their direction and their likely consequences. We'll spend some time describing less obvious contributors to the arc of the credit bubble. During the majority of the teleconference, you'll hear about fiscal and monetary solutions to the crisis and the  more...

AIA and ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents: Comparison and Contrast ...tively clean or in substantially modified forms, and even where the forms themselves are not conspicuously used, many of their concepts and even their explicit language will show up in a variety of proprietary construction contracting forms and practices. Thus, as the "battle of the contract forms" has now begun and the construction industry begins the debate as to the relative merits of these  more...