LABOR & EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE CENTER ON BLOOMBERG LAW

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1 LABOR & EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE CENTER ON BLOOMBERG LAW ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// POWER YOUR PRACTICE

2 PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH CLEAR SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX MATTERS

3 The Labor & Employment Practice Center on Bloomberg Law fully integrates analysis, commentary, practice tools, news, case law, and other primary sources to give you a comprehensive, nuanced understanding of critical issues in specific labor and employment practice areas: employment law, labor law, government employees, immigration law, executive compensation, and trade secrets law. Bloomberg Law makes it easy to search arbitration decisions, dockets, and cases, and stay on top of the latest industry issues with unlimited access to the acclaimed Daily Labor Report.

4 SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE Practice Pages Each Practice Page gives you quick access to directories of content and relevant resources for specific legal topics, including employment law, labor law, government employees, immigration law, executive compensation, and trade secrets. Laws & Regulations Easily find the details you need on important federal and state laws and regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, National Labor Relations Act, EEOC regulations on federal sector equal employment opportunity, state wage and hour laws and regulations, and more. Opinions & Dockets Get unlimited searching and alerts of dockets ranging from U.S. Supreme Court employment and labor law opinions to Bloomberg BNA s Labor Arbitration Decisions. Target your research with Classification Outlines in several areas, such as wages and hours, and individual employment rights. Narrow broader searches of opinions and dockets with filters such as Court, Topic, and Judge. Regulatory Agencies Get quick access to directories of content and relevant resources from key regulatory agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Selected state regulatory materials are also available. Books & Treatises Leverage clear guidance on the issues most affecting your practice with renowned books and treatises from Bloomberg BNA, the American Bar Association (ABA), and the Practising Law Institute (PLI), plus international transaction guidance from the Getting the Deal Through series. Transactional Resources Easily find detailed descriptions and example documents for common agreements such as consulting, employment, and collective bargaining agreements. Locate example documents with ease using Bloomberg Law s DealMaker Document Search. Manuals Get the latest analysis on the various aspects of the most critical labor and employment issues. Bloomberg BNA Manuals are easy to search and feature organized guidance on issues including wages and hours, and individual employee rights. State Comparison Charts Directly access state comparison charts on various labor and employment topics contained within Bloomberg BNA Manuals. Portfolios Get expert insight and guidance from leading practitioners on the pressing labor and employment issues facing employers and litigators from a variety of Bloomberg BNA Portfolios in the Corporate Practice Series. Detailed working papers also provide useful sample documents and guidelines you can put to use immediately as situations arise in your work. Law Reports & Notifications Track critical labor and employment law issues that influence the way you do business with Bloomberg BNA Law Reports. Monitor the most up-to-date labor legislation, court decisions, regulatory actions, administrative rulings, and collective bargaining news from Daily Labor Report, among others. Practice Tools Get trusted information about union elections, contracts, work stoppages, settlement summaries, and unfair labor practice charges with the BNA Labor PLUS Navigator, containing five proprietary databases on these topics. Also, build custom charts across labor and employment law topics (within benefits, hiring, safety, compensation, leave, termination, equal employment opportunity, payroll, and work rules categories) for multiple states and U.S. jurisdictions. Law Reviews & Journals Gain greater insight into any labor and employment law issue with coverage from legal and industry resources. Search within selected law reviews and journals, or run a specific search across the full library to get the information you need about a specific topic. News & Community Browse current headlines, expert insights, and reliable commentary from leading practitioners, award-winning editors, and other informative sources, including Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek, as well as through the dedicated Labor & Employment News page.

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6 JUMP-START YOUR RESEARCH 1 Practice Pages Zero in on specific labor and employment law topics with resources that include expert analysis, court materials, legislative and regulatory information, and secondary sources Books & Treatises Gain insight from a wide variety of labor- and employment-focused books and treatises, including over 40 titles from Bloomberg BNA, as well as titles from the Practising Law Institute (PLI) and more. 3 Law Reports Stay current with timely commentary and analysis on today s top legal issues, including the industryleading Daily Labor Report Search Labor & Employment Sources Run specific keyword searches and set up custom alerts on the information that matters to you most. 5 News & Analysis Browse current headlines, expert insights, and reliable commentary from leading practitioners, award-winning editors, and other informative sources. 6 Selected Resources by State Use this shortcut to access resources such as state agency materials and state-specific links to Bloomberg BNA Books and Manuals for the state or U.S. jurisdiction (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) you choose.

7 EXPERT PERSPECTIVES GAIN VALUABLE INSIGHT Receive clear guidance on the issues affecting your labor and employment practice with a variety of books and treatises, including more than 40 titles from Bloomberg BNA, as well as titles from the Practising Law Institute (PLI) and other publishers. Written by leading labor and employment practitioners, each treatise is an indispensable go-to resource for a variety of issues and scenarios involving labor and employment law. GET THE ANSWERS YOU NEED Manuals bring you easy-to-search, well-organized guidance for a range of issues in fields like wages and hours, and individual employee rights. You receive the latest analysis of the various aspects of the largest labor and employment issues with the ability to quickly drill down into the specific area you need.

8 SAVE TIME WITH CHART BUILDERS Compare state statutes across the country on a variety of topics with nearly 60 State Labor & Employment Law Chart Builders, such as Electronic Monitoring, Family and Medical Leave, and Health Care Continuation Coverage. Select topics and states to compare and create a custom chart that you can reference later by adding it to a Workspace or by downloading it. LEVERAGE EXPERT GUIDANCE Written by leading practitioners, Bloomberg BNA s Portfolios give you expert insight and guidance into the pressing labor and employment issues facing employers, litigators, compliance professionals, and corporate counsel. Detailed working papers also provide useful sample documents and guidelines you can put to use immediately as situations arise in your work.

9 GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OBTAIN NEW INSIGHT Strengthen your business strategies on topics like labor contract negotiations with five extensive, easy-to-use databases from Bloomberg BNA. The BNA Labor PLUS Navigator enables you to quickly find comprehensive and reliable data to answer your questions about union elections, work stoppages, unfair labor practice charges, settlement summaries, and contract listings. Easily search concise editorially prepared summaries by employer, union, state and city, and more. STAY CURRENT WITH LAW REPORTS Get news and analysis from Bloomberg BNA s Daily Labor Report, including weekly summaries of official NLRB decisions, a Leading the News section that focuses on the day s top story, and economic news that includes statistics and discussion.

10 DELIVER GREATER VALUE SAVE TIME WITH INTEGRATED RESOURCES Search full-text decisions of state and federal courts related to labor and employment, as well as an extensive collection of private labor arbitration decisions collected by Bloomberg BNA. Plus, the most important labor and employment opinions and decisions include headnotes that highlight key details and are written by our team of experienced attorney-editors.

11 LEARN FROM REAL MARKET EXAMPLES Transactional Resources make it easy to find detailed descriptions and example documents for common agreements such as consulting, employment, and collective bargaining agreements. Locate example documents with ease using Bloomberg Law s DealMaker Document Search. STAY INFORMED WITH SPECIALIZED NEWS Stay on top of the issues that are most important to your practice and your clients with up-to-the-minute labor and employment news from sources that include Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Businessweek, and many others. Plus, gain unlimited access to news from thousands of additional sources through Bloomberg Law s dedicated Labor & Employment News page.

12 SAVE RESEARCH TIME START CASE LAW RESEARCH FROM A STATUTE View federal labor and employment laws and regulations directly from the Labor & Employment Practice Center or the <GO> Bar located in the orange banner atop each page, and get one-click access to court opinions that interpret or discuss the specific federal statute or rule. Filter results by Keyword, Date, Court, or Topic to identify relevant results quickly. Plus, access relevant extracts from each opinion, making it easier to determine the impact of the decisions on the issue at hand.

13 CONTENT OVERVIEW LAWS & REGULATIONS Key resources include: Employment Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Age Discrimination in Employment Act statutes and regulations Americans with Disabilities Act statutes and regulations Bloomberg BNA State Labor and Employment Law Summaries Labor National Labor Relations Act statutes and regulations Labor Management Relations Act statutes and regulations Government Employees Federal Employees Compensation Act EEOC regulations on federal sector equal employment opportunity Immigration The Immigration and Nationality Act Federal Legislation FEDERAL AND STATE COURT OPINIONS This library features searchable full-text decisions of state and federal courts related to labor and employment, plus headnotes that highlight key details on the most important labor and employment cases. Headnotes are available on the following topics: Americans with Disabilities Act Fair Employment Practices Act Individual Employment Rights Labor Relations-NLRB and Court Decisions Labor Arbitration Safety & Health Wages & Hours Notifications provide links to the headnoted cases and decisions most recently added to Bloomberg BNA s collections in the following areas: Arbitration Decisions Disabilities Cases Fair Employment Cases Individual Employment Rights Cases Labor Cases NLRB Decisions Safety Cases Alert FEDERAL DOCKETS AND SELECTED STATE AND INTERNATIONAL DOCKETS Quickly search federal dockets related to employment law, labor law, government employees, and immigration law. Access and download docket entries, set alerts on searches, and track dockets through the Dockets portion of the Litigation & Dockets menu in the orange banner atop each page. International coverage of dockets in general includes courts in the U.K., the Cayman Islands, Dubai, the EU, and Hong Kong. LABOR ARBITRATION DECISIONS Search labor arbitration decisions collected by Bloomberg BNA, and search and browse our Labor Arbitrator Directory. REGULATORY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) materials: Selected EEOC Decisions, Enforcement Guidance, Compliance Manual, Regional Attorneys Manual, Memoranda of Understanding, Policy Guidance, Staff Advisory Letters, and Worksharing Agreements Department of Labor (DOL) materials: ALJ Decisions, Amicus Briefs, ARB Decisions, Benefits Review Board (BRB) Decisions, and Secretary of Labor Decisions Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) resources, such as ERISA Advisory Opinions, FAQs, Fact Sheets, Field Assistance Bulletins, Information Letters, Publications & Reports, Technical Releases, and Forms Employment Standards Administration resources from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Wage & Hour Division (WHD) Field Assistance Bulletins, WHD Opinion Letters, and WHD Field Operations Handbook Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) materials, including FECA & OWCP Bulletins, Circulars, and Transmittals Other news and information including Congressional Testimony and Secretary of Labor Speeches Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) resources: Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) proceedings, such as Final ALJ Decisions and Final Commission Decisions Directives, OSHA s Field Operations Manual (FOM), and Standard Interpretations Letters Fact Sheets, Speeches, and Statements National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) resources: Board Decisions, ALJ Decisions, Regional Director Decisions, and Weekly Summaries Advice Memos, General Counsel Memos, and Operations-Management Memos Manuals such as the Division of Judges Bench Book, the NLRB Casehandling Manual, and the Section 10(j)

14 CONTENT OVERVIEW (Continued) REGULATORY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (Continued) Manual User s Guide Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) resources: Case Reports (Decision Summaries) and Decisions Annual Reports, Newsletters, and Press Releases National Mediation Board (NMB) materials, including: NMB Determinations, the NMB Representation Manual, Forms, Weekly Activity Reports, and Plans Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) resources: FLRA Decisions, FSIP Decisions, OGC Guidance, and Forms State Regulatory Agencies: Select state regulatory material directories of workers compensation agencies SECONDARY SOURCES Bloomberg BNA books and treatises, including over 40 labor and employment titles, such as: Employment Age Discrimination in Employment Law Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-State Survey Disability Discrimination and the Workplace Drafting and Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete EEOC Litigation and Charge Resolution Employment at Will: A State-by-State Survey Employment Discrimination Law The Fair Labor Standards Act False Claims Act: Whistleblower Litigation, Sixth Edition The Family and Medical Leave Act How ADR Works How Arbitration Works The Pregnancy Discrimination Act: A Guide for Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Privacy in Employment Law Reductions in Force in Employment Law Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets in Employment Law: An International Survey The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-State Survey Whistleblowing: The Law of Retaliatory Discharge Workplace Harassment Law Labor The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act Fairweather s Practice Procedure in Labor Arbitration How to Prepare and Present a Labor Arbitration Case How to Take a Case Before the NLRB Labor Agreement in Negotiation and Arbitration Labor Arbitration: Cases and Materials for Advocates Labor Union Law and Regulation Negotiating a Labor Contract: A Management Handbook NLRA Rights in the Nonunion Workplace The Railway Labor Act Winning at the NLRB American Bar Association book: In-House Counsel s Essential Toolkit Employment Law Practising Law Institute (PLI) treatises, such as: Disability Law Deskbook: The Americans with Disabilities Act in the Workplace Employment Law Yearbook Corporate Whistleblowing in the Sarbanes-Oxley/ Dodd-Frank Era Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education jurisdiction-specific titles New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education jurisdiction-specific titles Getting the Deal Through series: International transaction guidance, including labor and employment-related volumes Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, and Labour & Employment Bloomberg BNA Manuals, including: Affirmative Action Compliance Manual Client Letters, Checklists, Forms Collective Bargaining Negotiations & Contracts Manual Digests of Selected Executive Compensation Cases Disabilities Law Manual EEOC Compliance Manual Fair Employment Practices Manual Individual Employment Rights Manual Labor Arbitrator Directory Labor Relations Expediter Occupational Safety Guide State Labor and Employment Law Summaries State Labor and Wages & Hours Laws Wages and Hours Manual Bloomberg BNA Portfolios, such as the Corporate Practice Series, including the following individual titles: Employment Discrimination Law Executive Employment Agreements Practice and Procedure Before the National Labor Relations Board Practice Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act Reductions in Force

15 Bloomberg BNA Law Reports: Over 20 Law Reports related to labor and employment issues are available using Bloomberg Law, including through Notifications. The publications include: Daily Labor Report BNA s Employment Discrimination Report Human Resources Report Labor Relations Week Occupational Safety & Health Daily Union Labor Report Newsletter Workplace Immigration Report Workplace Law Report Law Reviews & Journals: Review selected law reviews and journals of particular interest to labor and employment practitioners. Law Firm Research: Research analysis on legal developments related to employment law, government employees, immigration law, and labor law, from a network of leading national law firms. Legal Blogs: Access a collection of labor and employment blogs including the Bloomberg BNA Labor & Employment Blog integrated with Bloomberg Law s news alert functionality. PRACTICE TOOLS The BNA Labor PLUS Navigator provides summaries through searchable databases on union elections, work stoppages, unfair labor practice charges, settlement summaries, and contract listings. State Labor and Employment Law Chart Builders enable you to bring together information by choosing topics and U.S. jurisdictions. The areas covered by the chart builders are: Benefits Compensation Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Hiring Leave Payroll Safety Termination Work Rules NEWS & ANALYSIS View up-to-the-minute labor and employment news stories from Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek. The Labor & Employment News page features broad coverage of relevant labor and employment news from Bloomberg News and thousands of other additional sources, including The New York Times and Internet sources, organized by industry segments and hot topics. Find and search both breaking and historical labor and employment news from thousands of sources searchable through the News Search under the Legal Analysis & News menu in the orange banner atop each page. TRANSACTIONAL RESOURCES Learn from a variety of document descriptions written by experienced transactional attorneys, including descriptions of employment agreements and noncompetition agreements. Search for labor and employment-related documents across DealMaker Document Search a proprietary database of more than 300,000 attorney-selected example documents from real transactions. You also can click over to the DealMaker Clause Search to find specific clause language, with the added functionality of comparing two clauses in side-by-side and redlined views. A comprehensive EDGAR Search enables you to conduct targeted, precise searches as well as more broad-based searches across SEC filings. Additional resources for transactional attorneys, accessible through the Transactional Law menu in the orange banner atop each page include deal news, expert commentary, legal treatises, sample forms, and model agreements.

16 YOUR LEGAL & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ADVANTAGE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON BLOOMBERG LAW BLOOMBERG LAW S PROPRIETARY CITATOR (BCITE) BCite SM is a powerful tool that helps you determine if your case is still good law, as well as find and research other on-point cases and legal materials. Access BCite when you open an opinion or by clicking on one of the BCite tabs: Direct History, Case Analysis, Table of Authorities, or Citing Documents. COMPANY AND MARKET INFORMATION Company information including for many private companies from Bloomberg, the leader in global business and financial information, can be quickly accessed by typing a company s name in the <GO> Bar or through the Company Watchlist in the Companies & Markets menu, both in the orange banner atop each page. News, EDGAR filings, and legal information are integrated to produce overviews of public companies. Each Company Profile contains the information available for that company, such as management profiles (with links to individual People Profiles), major shareholders, capital structures (including loans and bonds issued by the company), subsidiaries, and more. Among the features of company information are: Stock performance charts and graphs, integrated with news and other company information Company reports that can be customized based on criteria such as company ratings, historical price, volume, and earnings data, as well as financial results, holdings, corporate actions, and recent filings Federal litigation charts by case type with hyperlinks within each case type to federal dockets involving the company BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER The Business Development Center brings together business development tools and resources to help you expand your business and gain competitive intelligence. Use customizable news monitors, links to tools such as the Company Screener, and more to identify and target new business opportunities and stay current on the specific issues with the greatest impact on your clients. COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES Workspaces, available through the black banner atop each page, enable you to centralize your research giving you the option to share it with colleagues you select. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: SUPERIOR 24/7 CUSTOMER SUPPORT blawhelp@bna.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2014 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc JO