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Implementing an Enterprise-wide Risk Management Framework in a Financial Institution
Financial institutions most often inherit some implicit view on their risks and then add elements as time goes by, as mishaps occur and as regulators demand. The result is all too often the spectacle of a claim at consistency, whilst risk priorities are more the result of interdepartmental relationships, and some risks can be misunderstood. However, when setting up a complete framework, pitfalls are legion...
Implementing Appropriate Quality Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Establishing appropriate Quality Assurance metrics is important for several reasons. Metrics not only measure the health of your quality system, but they also have the ability to change behavior, drive quality culture, and improve both individual and company performance. This course will discuss the importance of establishing metrics, how to distinguish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), as well as, how to ..
Implementing the ACA, HIPPA, GINA, ADA, and Title VII Discrimination Laws into Your Organization’s Wellness Strategy
The federal government believes wellness programs can cut healthcare costs and decrease the cost of employer-sponsored health insurance by promoting health and preventing disease. The new federal regulations have divided wellness programs into two types with specific rules for each. A major piece of the regulations addresses the issue of employment discrimination based on health/disability, age, gender, and..
Implementing The CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule-Changes In Consumer Debt Collection In The USA
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Debt Collection Rule, promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Act to update the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, (15 USC 1692) was published in November 2020, in an effort to bring debt collection regulation into the 21st century. It will impact the practices of third-party debt collectors. Collectors and creditors alike need to understand the new requirements related ..
Implementing the New Lease Accounting Standards
In this webinar, you will learn practical tips for complying with the new guidelines for this complex area of accounting and reporting. Upon course completion, you will be able to analyze typical transactions to recognize their lease characteristics and account for and report them in compliance with the new rules.Since FAS #13 was released in November of 1976, lease accounting has been very stable in the US..
Import Regulations and Documentation: The Necessary Basics
The U.S. government monitors regulate and collect import duties on merchandise entering the United States. The agency with the primary responsibility for the effort is U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Not to understand the basics of importing guarantees serious trouble for the importer.Goods may be imported to the United States subject to i..
Importing and Exporting by U.S. Mail and Express Consignment
The Webinar will cover such topics as definitions of various articles related to U.S. Mail and express consignments; mail subject to Customs examination; exceptions to Customs examinations; general documentation and requirements; importations not over $800 in value; bona - fide gifts; dutiable packages; formal entries; costs of importing by mail; special classes of merchandise; restricted and prohibited mer..
Importing and Exporting COVID-19 Products: What You Must Know
The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), first in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), and now globally, including in the United States, is drawing attention to the ways in which the United States and other economies depend on critical manufacturing and global value chains that rely on production based in in the PRC and other countries. Congress is particularly concerned about these depende..
Improve Your IRS Compliance: Use Best Practices for TIN Solicitation
This IRS regulatory compliance training will explain the Best TIN Solicitation Best Practices. While TIN solicitation might sound too lascivious for the legitimate business world, it is critical that every organization take this task seriously. For if they don't, a very uncomfortable and costly audit with the IRS is likely to ensue.Areas CoveredIdentify all required TIN information you need to collectDesign..
In Depth Testing of Computer Systems Regulated by FDA
We will discuss the importance of applying industry best practices when performing the validation process for a computerized system used in an FDA-regulated environment (i.e., the system "touches" product during the manufacturing, testing or distribution process). Such a system must be validated in accordance with FDA guidelines for computerized systems and documented accordingly. Testing is a very large co..
Increasing Criminal Risks of Intermediaries for Cross-Border Financial Crimes
In the last couple of decades, the world has experienced growing prosecutions of intermediaries for cross-border financial crimes. A U.S. bank was convicted by a Spanish court for moving money in the Pinochet criminal investigation instead of freezing it. The U.S. and State of New York have brought criminal cases against banks for a variety of financial crimes, especially economic sanctions. The U.S. DOJ ha..
Independent Contractor vs Employee: How to Tell the Difference and Why It's Important
At the conclusion of the webinar, participants will be able to explain the difference between a contractor and an employee, and why it is important to know the difference. We will discuss what happens if the IRS re-classifies a contractor as an employee, and the possible relief available (called “Section 530” relief). We will also discuss the new Form 1099-NEC for reporting contract-labor pay. We will cover..
Independent Contractors: Issues, Practices, and Steps to Successfully and Legally Staff Your Company
Companies meet their staffing needs by using a variety of arrangements. Besides the hiring of traditional employees, employers can use contingent employees such as temporary employees, seasonal employees, and leased workers hired through temporary staffing agencies. A growing number of companies are leveraging independent contractors, especially because a larger percentage of the workforce is preferencing "..
Infection Prevention Across the Construction Continuum: The Need for Planning for Renovation and Maintenance
Healthcare facilities continue to undergo a transformation as service lines and patient populations change. Construction, renovation, and maintenance of facilities provide legal, regulatory, business and ethical responsibilities to design, construct and maintain a safe environment for patients, their family, staff, and practitioners. An infection prevention risk assessment document provides guidelines for m..
Information Cyber Security Planning for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Framework - Organization and Responsibilities
Information Cyber Security Planning for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is essential in this world of new technologies, cyber events, natural and manmade disasters. GRC refers to a company's coordinated strategy for managing the broad issues of corporate governance, enterprise risk management (ERM) and corporate compliance with regard to regulatory requirementsEnterprise IT Governance, Risk, Complianc..