When you subscribe to your Employment Law Letter, you get a newsletter specifically designed for employers and HR professionals in your state. It's written by attorneys in your state who know the unique challenges and laws you must deal with every day.

Your subscription also includes a powerful package of HR and legal resources listed below at no additional cost.

• Online Archive: You can search for articles on any topic from your state, nearby states, or all 50 states.
• Policies: Our Sample Policy & Procedure Manual, including dozens of sample policies and explanations.
• Forms: Government forms and sample forms you can use in your HR practice.
• Your state's statutes and regulations on employment law.
• Federal statutes and regulations on employment and labor law.
• Survey results from our HRhero.com Surveys of HR professionals nationwide.
• Reports: Access to in-depth Mastering HR Reports.
• Employers Forum: the vibrant online community that answers your toughest questions. Exclusively for HR professionals and their counsel.

Richard L. Rainey is a member of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C. and has practiced labor and employment law in the firm's Charlotte, North Carolina office since 1987. He has extensive experience successfully litigating employment disputes on behalf of employers in the courtroom and before administrative agencies. His litigation practice also includes actions involving covenants not to compete, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, employee raiding, fair housing and equal credit. He advises clients on effective and practical methods to prevent exposure to employment law liability under Title VII, FLSA, FMLA, OSHA, ADA, and ADEA.

Richard has been recognized as one of North Carolina's leading labor and employment law attorneys with the following distinctions: North Carolina Super Lawyer (2006-2009); Legal Elite of North Carolina (2006-2007); Best Lawyers in America (2005-2009) and Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers For Business (2004-2009). He has written and lectured widely on a variety of employment law topics, including sexual harassment, drug testing, ADA, FMLA, OSHA, wage and hour compliance, and workplace violence.

Each month, the North Carolina Employment Law Letter three-part subscription package delivers the practical, hands-on advice you need to manage your North Carolina workforce safely and in compliance with North Carolina and federal laws. That's because the newsletter's editors are North Carolina attorneys who defend and counsel employers statewide.

Each issue also keeps you on top of U.S. Supreme Court and North Carolina court decisions that affect your workforce, all reported with North Carolina's local laws and policies in mind. You get all the information you need to stay in business — and out of the courtroom.

Your complete subscription package includes:

1. North Carolina Employment Law Letter — 12 monthly issues mailed to you and also available online. Also includes periodic NewsAlerts by e-mail as needed.
   
2. Access to HRhero.com Subscribers-Only Area — You'll find a wealth of helpful information, available to subscribers only, at no additional cost:
   
   • Employment Law Letter articles from all 50 states plus D.C.;
   • Sample policies;
   • Your state's statutes and regulations affecting employers;
   • Federal statutes and regulations on employment and labor law;
   • Results from Surveys of HR professionals;
   • HR Executive Special Reports — more than 20 of our in-depth reports;
   • Hot Topics;
   • Employers Forum online commuity for HR professionals and counsel.
   
3. Mastering HR Reports — 60-page reports covering topics that are too complex to be fully covered in your monthly newsletter. You'll periodically receive a new Special Report via e-mail, and more than 20 are available online.

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