New York CLE - Litigation Courses
New York CLE
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Drafting Legally Sound Job Descriptions
Legal issues with employers can begin sooner than you might realize – sometimes with the simple drafting of the job description. This CLE course will focus on the legal issues involved in drafting job descriptions and best practices for creating evidentiary documents which serve to defend employers in discrimination suits. Strategies for avoiding poorly written descriptions, requirements, a description’s relationship to “reasonable accommodation” under the ADA, key terms, FLSA wage and hourly is... More Info
$291Prof Practice -
What Every Commercial Landlord & Tenant Practitioner Should Know about Yellowstone Injunctions
Yellowstone Injunctions, a tenant’s only recourse in the event of a landlord who serves him with notice of lease termination for alleged default, is a little understood area of the tenant/landlord negotiations. Used for both commercial and residential leases in New York, the Yellowstone Injunction maintains the status quo of the lease parties until a resolution is found or the issue is adjudicated. In general, a tenant has only 5-10 days between receipt of a notice of lease termination during wh... More Info
$551.5Prof Practice -
Construction Delays: Causes, Prevention and Damages
Construction delays are practically a given, but they shouldn’t be. This CLE course will explain how to effectively avoid delays, mitigate the effects of delays and recover damages. Case studies, scheduling techniques and contract clauses will all be presented. More Info
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UCC Insurance & Mezzanine Financing: Pitfalls of Perfection and Priority
Typically, a commercial lender will require that their personal property loan be secured by all of a borrower’s personal property. The process for obtaining such a loan is governed entirely by Article 9, a complicated and exhaustive set of guidelines. This CLE course will explain Article 9 and how to properly secure a personal property loan. The basics of UCCPlus Policy for Insurance on a personal loan, as well as the structure and subtleties of a mezzanine loan transaction, will also be reviewe... More Info
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Litigation Cost and E-Discovery Trends
This past year Exterro and Norton Rose Fulbright both published reports shedding light on litigation cost and e-discovery trends that every in-house legal professional should be aware of. Norton Rose Fulbright recently launched its 2015 Litigation Trends Annual Survey polling more than 800 corporate counsel. On the other hand, earlier this year Exterro released its 1st Annual Federal Judges Survey on e-discovery best practices and trends. In this CLE program, a panel of experts from Norton... More Info
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Representing Workers Compensation Claimants
With a wide variety of forms of disability compensation, understanding the relationships between them is critical to obtaining the proper coverage for your client. This CLE course will explain workers compensation as it relates to New York State disability, social security disability and retirement disability as well as who is covered and how disability is applied in the case of accidents and occupational diseases. Filing procedures, statutes of limitations, settlements and types of applicable a... More Info
$552Prof Practice -
Railroad Retirement Board Disability Annuity Claims
Differentiating railroad retirement board disability annuity claims from other types of disability compensation can be complex. This CLE course will offer a detailed explanation of these annuity claims and how they differ from social security disability. The course will offer and step-by-step review of the application process, the denial and appeals process and how to avoid ethical pitfalls in light of recent LIRR scandals. More Info
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Municipal Disability Pensions Nuts & Bolts
Determining disability pension eligibility for municipal employees requires comprehensive knowledge of the requirements and standards. This CLE course will explain everything you need to know about the tier system for eligibility, how to analyze the medical ramifications of accidents and differentiate them from incidents, and filing requirements. The course will explain the disability pension’s relationship to workers compensation, personal injury actions and social security disability and expla... More Info
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Long Term Disability Benefits Under ERISA
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) created a wealth of employer-sponsored health and welfare benefit plans. This CLE course will explain the various plans and their benefits including limitations and minimum benefits. The course will review elimination periods and proofs of claim, and procedures. Potential reasons for denials and how to avoid denial of claims, ERISA vested benefits and individual policies will all be reviewed. More Info
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Basics of Handling Veteran's Disability Claims
Designed to offer a comprehensive overview of compensation benefits for veterans, this CLE course will explain the types of pension and compensation benefits for VA’s and the basic theories of service-connections for conditions. The course will explain the types of claims and procedures for filing, record development and requests for claims files and service records, ratings practices, assessing compensation for non-veterans and fees for representation. More Info
$291Prof Practice
