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    <title>All Upcoming Audio Conferences on Thomsponinteractive.com</title>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Clinical Trials in the Developing World: Planning, Conducting, Monitoring, Defending]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	With every month, a larger number of industry, academic and government-funded clinical trials are initiated outside the U.S., often in developing economies of South America, Southeast Asia, India, Africa or the states of the former Soviet Union.&nbsp;

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  	<title><![CDATA[Indirect Cost Fundamentals -- What You Need to Know]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Without a doubt, &ldquo;indirect cost&rdquo; is one of the most misunderstood topics in federal grant administration and audit. Frequent and often fundamental misconceptions abound among various grant stakeholders&mdash;awarding agency personnel, recipient and subrecipient program staff,...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Federal Reporting and Notification Requirements for ELs-How to Remain Compliant and Avoid Potential Fines]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Title I and Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) both include mandates for states and districts about parental notification, parental involvement, and equitable services for private school students. Fulfilling these requirements for English learners (ELs) and their families may...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Social Media and Online Marketing in FDA-Regulated Companies:  What You Need to Know to Prepare for Upcoming FDA Guidelines]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Webpages and social networking sites are changing the way Americans obtain information on medical products.&nbsp; While marketing in these formats can garner positive attention for pharmaceutical and medical device companies, it can also pose serious risks.&nbsp;&nbsp;

	The emergence and...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[How to Write and Enforce Clear Policies for Employee Electronic Communication]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	As an employer you may be liable for what your employees do electronically, whether it is on the web, through email or even on their smartphone. Further, use of such resources can greatly affect productivity. Electronic communication use policies are necessary to convey use rules to your...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[The FDA's New "Bad Ad Program": Be Ready for Enforcement]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	The FDA recently unveiled an outreach program to educate healthcare professionals about the role they can play in guarding against violative or misleading prescription drug promotions.&nbsp; This effort, dubbed the &ldquo;Bad Ad Program,&rdquo; encourages physicians to report questionable...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Form 941: Best Practices and Compliance for 2010]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	The Form 941 is the link between your payroll records and the IRS tax records. It is one of the most important compliance areas that the payroll department must navigate, yet making mistakes on this form can cost you time and money, and potentially lead to an audit or penalty. Proper...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Quality Language Instructional Programs for ELs—How Does Your Program Rate?]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	How do you know if you have a high-quality language program in place? What steps can you take if you discover that your program is not high quality? Of course, language instruction programs have a number of outside variables that determine their quality&mdash;including proper identification and...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Avoid Disparate Impact Claims -- Recent Court Cases Change Hiring and Testing Best Practices]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Recent U.S. Supreme Court and Circuit Court cases involving the hiring and promotion of firefighters have dramatically altered the way in which some employers must approach testing and will have broad impact on how many employers use tests in connection with hiring and promotion decisions. Their...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[OMB's NEW Compliance Supplement for Circular A-133 Audits: How Grantees Can Use it for Audit Readiness]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Every spring, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues a complete update to its &ldquo;Compliance Supplement for Circular A-133 Audits&rdquo;to provide independent auditors with guidance about the compliance requirements that must be reviewed in the course of these mandated audits of...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Pharmacy Robberies and a Rise in Violence Against Pharmacists]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Pharmacists increasingly face violence from robberies at their workplace. Across the United States, reports of pharmacy robberies specifically related to the theft of Oxycontin and Vicodin have been reported.&nbsp; These prescription pain killers may be used for the robber&rsquo;s own addiction...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Preparing for HITECH Changes to HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Health care providers moving to electronic health record systems will have to comply with updated HIPAA privacy and security rules as early as next year under a proposed rule published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights on July 14. The rule implements HITECH Act provisions aimed at creating a...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Five Workplace Legal Pitfalls - Effective Steps to Minimize and Avoid Them]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	With class action wage and hour claims increasing, as well as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, EEOC enforcement and litigation on the rise, HR professionals are under more and more pressure to make sure they are doing everything right legally. It is critical that managers...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Using Facebook, LinkedIn, and Other Social Media Websites for Screening Candidates-Avoiding Legal Landmines]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Employers and recruiters have discovered a treasure trove of information on potential job applicants in search engines, and in social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. However, the use of these sites can present legal risks, including privacy and discrimination issues.

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  	<title><![CDATA[Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods:  What You Need to Know About 2010 Enforcement]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	To stand out in a crowded marketplace, food and&nbsp;dietary supplement&nbsp;companies are using increasingly unusual and aggressive marketing claims. &nbsp;But the FDA, the FTC,&nbsp;your competitors, class action&nbsp;attorneys&nbsp;and others are all watching closely.
	
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  	<title><![CDATA[Newly Proposed HITECH Privacy Rules: Issues for Plan Sponsors]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Long-awaited proposed regulations clarifying the far-reaching changes to the HIPAA privacy and security rules that were passed in last year&rsquo;s HITECH Act, were recently issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The proposed rules provide answers to tricky questions on...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[The FDA's New Adverse Reaction Early Warning System: How Will It Impact Your Approved Drugs and Biologics?]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	The FDA&rsquo;s latest initiative will bring information about drug and biologic&nbsp;adverse events directly to patients and their health care providers.&nbsp; This program, a requirement of FDAAA (Section 915), will publish post-approval safety data on the FDA&rsquo;s website.&nbsp; It is...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Coordinating ADA, FMLA, Workers' Comp and Other Paid Leaves]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	As the cost of benefits continues to rise and laws such as the ADA and FMLA are expanded, employers must find ways of coordinating their benefits programs. One way to achieve substantial savings is to integrate leave policies and programs. The place to start is by understanding the different...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[New Rules on Donning And Doffing - How To Make Sure You Are In Compliance]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Recently the DOL issued an administrator interpretation on what is compensable under the FLSA with regard to donning and doffing and its effect on the continuous workday rule. Additionally the 9th Circuit recently issued a decision holding that donning and doffing of police officer uniforms and...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Demystifying Matching and Cost-Sharing on Federal Grants]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll help you, if you help yourself!&rdquo;&mdash;the message is as old as philanthropy. And, in the federal grant environment, that message is manifested by the imposition of a requirement for cost sharing or matching.

	It&rsquo;s a rare federal grant program these days that...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Demystifying Matching and Cost-Sharing on Federal Grants]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
  	<link>http://www.thompsoninteractive.com/site/offer.jsp?promo=GRMT1MC0&amp;priority=FKYG14781</link> 
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	&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll help you, if you help yourself!&rdquo;&mdash;the message is as old as philanthropy. And, in the federal grant environment, that message is manifested by the imposition of a requirement for cost sharing or matching.

	It&rsquo;s a rare federal grant program these days that...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Same-Gender Marriages and Their Impact on Employee Benefit Plans]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Employers face fresh confusion and potential headaches in benefits administration as a result of two recent court rulings deeming the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) &mdash; the law that is the basis for federal legal and regulatory treatment of same-gender marriage &mdash; as...]]></description>
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  	<title><![CDATA[Clinical Trial SOPs: Ensure Your Procedures are Compliant and Followed Correctly]]></title> 
    <pubDate> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	Clinical regulations are open to interpretation.&nbsp; When you or your research staff have questions about how, in practice, to ensure compliance, your company&rsquo;s SOPs should have the answer.

	But do they?&nbsp; And when the FDA investigator reviews them, will she agree?&nbsp; In this 90...]]></description>
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