OVERVIEW Fraud is of more concern to banking leaders today than ever before. This is driven by national media coverage, actual dollar losses, the attack on trust (which is key to customer relationships), and costs to allay customer concerns, changing regulatory environment, and changes in how fraud efforts are being organized. Fraud is no longer just a “cottage industry”, it is moving to an industrial model where specialists steal...

OVERVIEW As a business owner, you are responsible for classifying the people providing services to you and your clients, and to remit employment taxes to the IRS on behalf of all employees. Classifying workers as independent contractors simplifies your payroll process and can save business owners money. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Misclassification of workers is a serious problem that can have severe consequences for business owners. Workers that fe...

OVERVIEW Take control of your time...and get control of your entire work day! The speed of everything has changed. Are your time management skills up to the challenge? Do you put off more today than you can ever accomplish tomorrow...exhaust yourself by 4:00 p.m. with only a fraction of your work done...see yourself as a decision maker who never gets around to making decisions...dread the next business meeting—or worse, going back to you...

OVERVIEW Doing business globally creates a variety of challenges for multi-national employers, but one of the most dangerous threats they face may also be the least obvious. This often silent, invisible saboteur is called “Domestic Violence Spillover” and it could cripple an organization from the inside out. Employers can minimize the risks of spillover by applying proactive solutions through a comprehensive and consistent domestic...

OVERVIEW No Cyber Security Plan is complete without a Third Party Vendor Review and Risk Assessment. This Session will help financial firms start the process as well as maintain an existing process. On September 15, 2015, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued the 2015 Cyber security Examination Initiatives. One of those initiatives relates to how financial firms are conducting due diligence reviews of their Vendor...

OVERVIEW Corporate interest in implementing automated solutions will not only streamline and optimize payment operations, but will also create new issues of risk of which management and staff remain unaware. Organizations are continually striving to address inefficiencies in financial supply chain processes. These firms are exploring innovative ways to leverage automation not only to contain costs from a tactical perspective, but also strategi...

OVERVIEW The U. S. trade deficit has been in the red since 1975. There is no historical record of any other country running 42 years of consecutive trade deficits. Why is this important? Because every billion dollars of net import costs 4,500 American jobs according to conservative estimates. So last year’s $502 billion deficit equates to 2.25 million jobs lost. The annual trade deficit has reduced our U. S. GDP by approximately 3% to 5....

OVERVIEW There is a saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. In Excel that means finding ways to represent numerical data pictorially so that your audience can quickly and easily understand it. It's often easier to look at a chart, a graph or something visual than to just look at a set of figures. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Until a few years ago it was enough to take a set of numbers and create a bar chart or pie chart. Although i...

OVERVIEW This webinar will provide an in-depth understanding of the Federal False Claims Act, Federal Anti-Kickback and Stark laws, and discuss how marketing activities can trigger either or both. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND This webinar will provide the basic building blocks you will need to develop and maintain your company’s precious commodity – your reputation – and eliminate exposure to fraud charges based on marketing practic...

OVERVIEW Learn that treating your patients with Durable Medical Equipment can be great for patient clinical outcomes, a great revenue stream and can be legally compliant. It will also lower healthcare costs form unnecessary surgeries and faster rehabilitation. However one must know how to get the proper licensure and know the Federal & State Guidelines. You must know how to prepare to deal with the insurance companies that constantly deny...