March 2022
Crypto
In response to the need for current, expert analysis of developing issues affecting the legal and business environment, Bloomberg Law News has added a new Crypto channel. Crypto will provide topical coverage of cryptocurrency, decentralized finance, and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) such as digital art, music, and real estate in the metaverse, and will address tax and legal issues surrounding the sale of NFTs.
CHART BUILDERS
Employment at Will
Researching multi-state employment-at-will laws is now faster and easier. A new Employment at Will: A State-by-State Survey Chart Builder offers topical coverage across all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Link from your customized chart to in-depth analysis in the Employment at Will: A State-by-State Survey treatise.
PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
Benefits & Executive Compensation
The Benefits & Executive Compensation Practical Guidance collection has been streamlined, organizing guidance by topic and subtopic so you can more quickly find relevant research materials. It includes five new topic pages:
- ACA Compliance
- COBRA Compliance
- HIPAA Compliance
- Nondiscrimination Rules and Testing
- Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
New Checklists, Overviews, and Professional Perspectives have been added to the collection.
Financial Services Industry ESG Toolkit
A new Financial Services Industry ESG Toolkit examines risks and opportunities arising in connection with ESG topics as well as the factors companies should consider when preparing ESG disclosures.
Guidance tailored for companies in financial services sub-industries are also available, including:
- Asset management
- Commercial banks and investment banks
- Consumer finance
- Security and commodity exchanges
- Insurance companies
The page also contains guidance for more specific issues within the financial services sector including specific financial risks, environmental risk, and human capital management.
This is the second ESG industry-specific toolkit added to Bloomberg Law, joining the Technology Industry ESG Toolkit released in 4Q21.
Transactional Tools
New Practical Guidance will help you understand and use Bloomberg Law tools essential to transactional practice. Available on the Transactional Intelligence Center, new Overviews have been added to the Practical Guidance collection under the heading How to Use BLAW Tools & Features. They include:
- Using Transactional Precedent Search
- Using Clause Searches to Access Draft Analyzer and Redlining Tool
- Using Clause Comparison Searches
- Using Advanced EDGAR Search
- Using SEC ALJ Enforcement Analytics
- Using Equity Offering Analytics
- Using SEC No-Action Letter Search
- Using Company Profiles & Company Lookup
- Using Company Screener
- Using Step-by-Step Practical Guidance
- Using Dashboards for Commercial Transactions
DOCKETS
Dockets search results now include a federal class action lawsuits filter. Also, when downloading docket search results using the CSV Results option, top of page, new fields have been added for Nature of Suit, Cause of Action, and for state cases, Case Type.
A Dockets FAQs section has been added to the Bloomberg Law Help Center. The FAQs address common but technical questions about our dockets coverage.
BOOKS & TREATISES
New
Chapter 12 from A to Z: A Guide to Bankruptcies of Family Farmers and Family Fishermen published by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) has been added to our collection of Books & Treatises.
Updated
The biannual update to Matthew Finkin’s Privacy in Employment Law (June 2021-December 2021) includes coverage and analysis of more than 50 recently reported cases and 15 new statutes.
Labor Union Law and Regulation, published in partnership with the ABA’s Labor & Employment Law Section, has been revised and updated.
Select chapters of Defense of Class Action Litigation in Federal Court have been revised and updated.
BLOOMBERG LAW ANALYSIS
Analysis: Crypto Drafting Trends Are Emerging in M&A Agreements – As evidenced by recent Super Bowl ads, it’s no coincidence that references to crypto and related terms reached their highest use ever in publicly available M&A agreements.
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