Cozen O’Connor will present a webinar on the ramifications of natural disasters in terms of coverage for business interruption losses.

The free webinar will be Thursday, July 17, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

As Superstorm Sandy demonstrated in a dramatic fashion, a major storm or a similar catastrophe can affect businesses hundreds or even thousands of miles from the epicenter.

Using different hypothetical claim scenarios, participants will learn about the limits of basic business interruption coverage, the range of contingent business interruption (CBI) coverages available to respond to business income losses resulting from damage away from the insured’s business premises and the limits of such coverage, as well as the unique considerations applicable to the measurement of business income losses under CBI insurance.

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Teresa Haykowsky and David Risling of McLennan Ross LLP will team up with Michelle Devlin of Creating People Power Inc. for a 90-minute webinar which will address various workplace harassment issues.

The webinar will be Tuesday, Sept. 16, beginning at noon Mountain time.

Topics will include:

• An update on the legal responsibilities of employers and employees
• Current legal definitions of a respectful workplace
• Understanding harassment and bullying in the workplace
• How to conduct a proper harassment investigation
• How to prepare a proper investigation report
• How employers may support a more respectful workplace
• How employers may create and enhance workplace respect awareness.

Watch for registration to open Aug. 5, 2014.

Morgan Lewis & Bockius will present a webinar in the final installment of “Executive Compensation Basics” Webinar Series, which will focus on severance and release agreements.

The free webinar will be Wednesday, July 16, beginning at noon Eastern time.

Severance and release agreements can vary greatly. Parties must carefully consider the terms of these agreements to ensure that they are enforceable and meet the parties’ goals.

Topics will include:

• A review of key provisions in severance and release agreements
• Recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission developments with respect to release agreements
• Noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality covenants
• Tax traps for the unwary: section 409A
• Continuation of health and other benefits post-termination

CLE credit in CA, FL, IL, NJ (via reciprocity), NY, PA, TX, and VA is currently pending approval.

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Northern Sky Research (NSR) will present a free webinar on the role satellite services will play in the evolving oil & gas industry. The event will be Wednesday, July 30, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

NSR’s ongoing coverage of the energy market moves beyond deep-water, and explores some of the easy to overlook trends in the onshore sector, the mining industry, and electrical utilities.  From pipelines to smart grids, mining and onshore O&G, opportunities exist across the energy vertical in all corners of the world – more than just deeper waters served by legacy services.

While there remains steady opportunity in legacy Oil & Gas offshore regions, the onshore O&G market is not standing still – with onshore rig utilization rates at all-time highs, and pipeline construction continuing across the globe.  The mining industry continues to focus on improving operational efficiencies through data-centric monitoring, processing, and control.  Meanwhile, electrical utilities continue to focus on improving their own operations in all reaches of the world, from smart grid initiatives to building the next-generation of communications infrastructure supporting higher uptake of renewable generation.  Overall, the energy industry continues to move into a data-centric, data-hungry environment where satellite services will play a key role.

Join NSR as it explores markets beyond Offshore and Oil & Gas – from mining to smart grids and from M2M, FSS, and HTS.

This webinar will answer the following critical questions:
• Is there really a market beyond offshore?  Although activity has traditionally focused on North America for Onshore E&P O&G – is there an opportunity for satellite services to catch the next fracking boom?  Do pipelines present a better opportunity?
• Will activity shift away from traditional hot-spots?  Is there an emerging Asia-Pacific Opportunity?
• Can HTS drive a change in how end-users consume satellite services?  Is there an end in-sight for traditional FSS capacity?

This webinar is intended for:
• Satellite Service Providers & Satellite Operators
• Satellite Equipment Manufacturers
• Energy-market Players
• Anyone seeking to understand the Energy satcom market beyond Offshore O&G

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NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy will host an investor conference call on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 4 p.m. Eastern time to review its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

The company also plans to issue a news release detailing its second quarter 2014 financial results the morning of July 24, 2014 prior to the stock exchange open.

The conference call will be webcast live on the Internet at www.northwesternenergy.com  under the “Our Company / Investor Relations / Presentations and Webcasts” heading or by visiting http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=99932 .  To listen, please go to the site at least 10 minutes in advance of the webcast to register.  An archived webcast will be available shortly after the call and remain active for one year.

A telephonic replay of the call will be available beginning at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 24, 2014, through August 23, 2014, at (888) 203-1112 access code 8886085.

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A division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services will present a webinar concerning the labor market as it relates to agencies serving refugees.

The webinar will be July 10. For details, click on the registration link below.

The Office of Family Assistance of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services provides technical assistance through webinars and web casts on a variety of topics related to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

OFA webinars are online web conferences that include information from Federal partners, TANF experts, state representatives, and TANF stakeholders in the field. Participants can listen to presentations, view materials, and ask questions through the webinar software.

The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network (Welfare Peer TA) is a technical assistance initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA).

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Tripwire will present a webinar featuring author Slava Gomzin on how to avoid joining the growing list of compromised mega-retailers whose credit card payment systems have been hacked.

The free webinar will be Tuesday, July 15, at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

The recent batch of compromised mega retailers, including Target and Neiman Marcus, reveals just how vulnerable payment systems are, a Tripwire spokesman said. Sophisticated tools, strong security policies, and updated regulatory requirements haven’t been able to prevent hackers from taking advantage of inherent vulnerabilities in payment systems.

Payment systems expert Slava Gomzin, author of “Hacking Point of Sale,” will illustrate how retailers such as Target were compromised, what went wrong, failures in PCI to address all vulnerabilities and how these types of breaches can be prevented in the future.

Attendees will receive a sample chapter of Slava’s book on “Payment Application Architecture,” which provides a detailed overview of how payment systems work, protocols and their weaknesses. Qualified attendees will also earn one CPE credit for their participation.

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DocuSign Inc.  will present a one-hour educational webinar on the use of electronic signatures in global and national commerce, including updates on regulatory developments. The complimentary webinar will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, July 16.

DocuSign meets all the requirements of the Federal ESIGN Act to give customers assurance that DocuSigned documents are safe, secure and legally enforceable – even more so than if they were signed the “old fashioned way” with paper and pen as all DocuSigned documents come complete with a legally binding audit trail. The Federal ESIGN Act covers contract types of all kinds including arbitration, life and auto insurance and securities.

This one-hour educational webinar will be offered on Wednesday, July 16th, 10am PT/ 1pm ET. Topics to be covered include:

• The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) of 1999
• The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) of 2000
• General Rule of Validity
• What is an Electronic Signature?
• Evidence
• Regulatory Developments including FRB and CFPB and the meaning of “Provide,” One-Offs, Mobile Devices and Mobile Privacy, FTC Updated Dot Com Disclosures, and Accessibility

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Equifax Workforce Solutions will present a complimentary webinar on the continued government focus on unemployment insurance integrity and its impact on employers.

The one-hour webinar will be Tuesday, July 8, beginning at 1 p.m. Central time.

Moving forward, unemployment claims response is no longer an issue of whether or not to protest a claim, but a matter of UI compliance that involves increasing financial penalties.

Updates on the evolving UI system, which places increased focus on timely and adequate claims response, will be provided along with the following details:

• Current guidance on state interpretations of the federal mandate
• Continued efforts by the Department of Labor to reduce benefit overpayments
• Employer strategies for identifying improper claims including enhanced compliance reporting to effectively identify areas of non-compliance within your organization

Guest speakers will include experts in Unemployment Cost Management, UI Integrity, and Government Relations. In addition, all attendees will receive the most recently updated White Paper on UI Integrity and Compliance (Q2/2014) featuring a current state-by-state matrix with interpretations of a “pattern of failure,” non-compliance penalties, and overpayment rates by state.

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Journyx is providing a free on-demand webinar for oil and gas professionals that explains how time and expense software can help track and control costs at the source, provide insights on the spot and help to truly understand project costs.

Mike Pearman of Chaparral Energy is the presenter for the webinar.

Chaparral uses Journyx as a database for time tracking, equipment utilization reporting and DOT reporting. Journyx project, time and equipment tracking software gives oil and gas companies the data needed to understand costs better at the source on a per-well basis.

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About Chaparral Energy
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, Chaparral is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company and one of the largest oil producers in the state of Oklahoma. The company has capitalized on its sustained success in the Mid-Continent area in recent years by expanding its holdings to become a leading player in the liquids-rich northern Oklahoma Mississippian and the oil-rich Panhandle Marmaton plays. Chaparral is also the third-largest CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) producer based on active projects. This position is underscored by its activity in the world-class North Burbank Unit in Osage County, Oklahoma, which is the largest oil recovery unit in the state.

About Journyx
Journyx builds software tools that help customers spend their time on things that matter. Founded in 1996, Journyx offers customers two solutions: Journyx – project, time and expense tracking software – and Journyx PX – resource management software that provides work and financial forecasting for a complete picture of project and budget status, employee time and availability. Journyx has thousands of customers worldwide, including Chaparral Energy, Schlumberger, BP, Crate&Barrel, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Callaway Golf, Honeywell and many others.

Part two of a two-part webinar series, “Natural Gas 201 – Delivering Options,” is scheduled for July 10 at 10 a.m. Pacific time, report Westport and Clean Energy Fuels.

The series is designed for operators of a full range of vehicles from vans and step vans to Class 8 tractors. A Westport spokesman said the event will build on the basics to provide more information for building a natural gas fleet.

Topics in part two will include:

• Vehicle packages and financing options
• Leveraging incentives to accelerate returns
• Local dealer and service infrastructure
• Fleet operator reference case
• Maintenance considerations

The first part of the series, which can be accessed here, introduced a number of central concepts in the natural gas vehicle sector.

Register for the webinar.