Top Program Picks of the Week

LEGAL

Covenants Not To Compete and Trade Services

April 23rd, 2013
1:00 pm ET ( 12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT )

This live audio conference provides an overview and general principles of the law and legal theories related to protecting competitive business interests and confidential business information through restrictive covenants and trade secret law – two of the fastest growing areas of intellectual property law outside of traditional patent, copyright and trademark concerns. Topics covered include covenants not to compete, nonsolicitation agreements, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, noncompete/nonsolicitation agreements in business-to-business settings, multistate drafting concerns with restrictive covenants, trade secret identification and misappropriation, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and related statutes, common law protection of trade secrets, the federal Economic Espionage Act and amendments, the doctrine of inevitable disclosure, reverse engineering, developing a trade secret protection program, confidentiality agreements, assignments of inventions by current employees and other noncompete and trade secret issues. This audio conference will also address various client counseling strategies and provide certain practice tips when applying legal issues to typical situations confronted in this rapidly developing area of law.

HR

Conflict Management for HR Professionals

This program is available on three separate dates.  Choose the one that works best for you.

April 11th, 2013 | May 9th, 2013 | May 30th, 2013
1:00 pm ET ( 12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT )

Conflict comes in all shapes and sizes. Regardless of whether we enjoy it, dealing with conflict is a part of life. And how we handle conflict determines whether it is a positive or negative experience for us.

To be successful at work, you must be able to effectively confront conflict head-on. If you dont learn to master the art of managing conflict, you could risk hurting your career success, your personal happiness and even worse, the happiness of others who depend on you.

ACCOUNTING

On Cloud Nine: State Sales Taxation of Cloud Computing

April 18th, 2013
1:00 pm ET ( 12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT )

State sales tax statutes, most of which pre-date the computer age, were not drafted and enacted to contemplate cloud computing. Very few states have statutes or regulations that directly address the sales taxation of digital goods, such as downloaded software, videos, books, or music, let alone access to software, data storage, or other services performed in the ‘cloud.’ Consequently, guidance on how states tax cloud computing is both difficult to find and research intensive, with most guidance coming from state tax department rulings and advisories.

This live audio conference is intended to short-circuit that intensive research process and provide up-to-date information on how the various states approach the sales taxation of cloud computing. It will equip attendees with an understanding of how states view cloud computing services within the context of sales taxation, how the characterization of a service providers contracts drives the analysis, and trends in sales taxation among the states.

CONSTRUCTION

2012 IBC Chapter 10-Means of Egress, A Building Official’s Perspective

April 11th, 2013
1:00 pm ET (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT)

IBC’s Chapter 10, Means of Egress is one of the most important chapters of the code and it is critical to have a good working knowledge of the requirements contained in the Chapter. It has been reported that a building will experience at least one substantial fire in its lifetime and that is when the importance of a code compliant exit system will be put into use. The requirements in Chapter 10 are intended to address the exiting needs when the building is experiencing an emergency from a disaster such as a fire or earthquake. However, the day-to-day operations are important for the safe egress in nonlife threatening situations. The movement of large numbers of people in a nonemergency can be just as challenging as designing for a life threatening emergency. There are 1000’s of trips, slips and falls in the United States every year and almost all of these occur as people use the exit system. Don’t let your design or inspection become the action that results in a lawsuit.

MEDICAL

Medicare Changes for 2013

April 30th, 2013
1:00 pm ET (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT)

This live audio conference will focus on changes to the Medicare program in 2013. The audio conference will show the connection between hospital and providers as it relates to clinical documentation and coding. Without proper clinical documentation and coding many services from hospitals and physicians will be denied.

SALES & MARKETING

The Art of Successful Negotiation

May 7th 2013 | May 23rd, 2013
1:00 pm ET (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT)