Wisconsin State Law Library

With management bulletins from BNA, keep current on the latest legislation, regulations, and trends relating to pay, benefits, employee relations, safety, and more. Of interest in the latest issue:

• Taking its cue from recent headlines about mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, the feature article discusses steps employers can take to mitigate the risk of workplace mass homicides. See: Employers can take steps to mitigate risk of workplace mass homicides, experts say.
• Always a swiftly changing issue, a special report focuses on employee/employer use of social media and the National Labor Relations Act.
• Other articles examine flexible scheduling, sick leave, and the results of recent employment law cases.

BNA's Bulletin to Management service is intended to provide practical tips and information on improving workplace performance and limiting liabilities. This weekly bulletin is available for checkout from the Wisconsin State Law Library. To request a copy of one of the articles mentioned above, fill out our Order a Document form or call us at 608-267-9696.

The Wisconsin State Law Library, Milwaukee Legal Resource Center, and Dane County Legal Resource Center will be closed on Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day.

To submit a question to the Wisconsin State Law Library while we are closed, you may call us at 608-267-9696 or Ask a Librarian online. We will respond to questions and requests on Tuesday, September 4th.

The Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute has released the 2012 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence ebooks, formatted for use on mobile phones and other devices.

The books are available in DRM-free ePub format, which means they can be used on iPads, iPhones, Nooks, and any other device that supports ePub. Books can be downloaded by visiting the Institute's Federal Rules ebooks page from your handheld device and clicking on a link to download directly to your device, or downloading to a computer then transferring to your device.

In related news, be sure to read the latest WisBlawg post which highlights the new Bluebook mobile application, or this InsideTrack article on Mobile apps from the Federal government.

The Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Library is a one stop shop for information on many important human resource (HR) and employment law topics. The online database provides news, analysis, tools, and research aids to help find and understand the various and complex federal and state employment laws and regulations.

 Examples of the types of information you'll find and how it is organized include:

• HR Topic Navigator
• National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Rights in the Nonunion Workplace
• State Law Summaries and Quick Reference Charts
• HR Policy Handbook
• Attorney Resources
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Compliance Analysis

This valuable source of HR related information is only available to on-site users at the State Law Library, Milwaukee Legal Resource Center, and Dane County Legal Resource Center. Please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance.