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Boolean, Wildcard, Phrase, and Proximity Searching 

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BNA offers the standard Boolean operators, wildcards, and phrase searching on all products. 

Proximity searching is not available in Current Reports products. Searches are not case 

sensitive. 

Search Operators 

(not case sensitive) 

B oolean 

STRIKE AND VIOLENCE 

SICKNESS OR ILLNESS 

Wildcard 

WHISTLEBLOW* 

Phrase 

“MILITARY LEAVE” 

Proximity † 

“DEMOTION AGE”@10 

† not available in Current Reports products. 

Text containing . . . 

both strike and violence 

either sickness or illness 


whistleblower 

whistleblowers 

whistleblowing 


military and leave 

in that exact order 


demotion and age within ten 

words of each other in any order

Employment & Labor Law Resources 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

BNA Employment & Labor Law News & Reference Library Products ............................2 

CURRENT REPORTS 

How to Locate and Navigate the Most Recent Issue of a BNA Current Report .............4 

How to Find Articles in Previous Issues of a BNA Current Report ..................................6 

CASE RESEARCH 

How to Find the Latest Cases from Labor Relations Reporter..............................................8 

An Overview of Case Research with BNA........................................................................10 

Why You Should Start Your Case Research With BNA ..................................................12 

How to Find Cases by Topic on the Labor and Employment Law Library .........................14 

How to Refine Your Case Research Results on the Labor and 

Employment Law Library.................................................................................................16 

How to Retrieve a Case When You Have a BNA Citation or Case Name .....................18 

How to Find a Parallel Citation for a BNA Citation .......................................................20 

ANALYTICAL RESEARCH 

Why You Should Use Tables of Contents and Indexes to Research 

Legal Information .........................................................................................................22 

How to Use the Index to Find Information in a Manual ................................................24 

How to Search Federal and State Laws and Regulations ................................................26 

SEARCHING & PRINTING FUNCTIONS 

How to Save and Recall a Search on the Labor and Employment Law Library..................28 

How to Print, Export, and Save Text on the Labor and Employment Law Library ............30 

E M P L O Y M E N T & L A B O R L A W R E S O U R C E S 1

BNA Employment & Labor Law News & Reference Library Products 

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You can access the products below through your e-mail, your firm’s Intranet, or the BNA 

home page at www.bna.com. From the BNA home page, click on the arrow next to Select a 

BNA Web Product, click on the title of the product you would like to read, then click on the 

Go button. 

To go to the main page of any BNA product via the BNA home page: 

1. Go to the BNA home page at www.bna.com (Fig. A). 

2. Click on the down arrow to the right of Select a B NA Web Product, 

then select the title of the product you would like to use (Fig. A). 

3. Click on the Go button (Fig. A). The product’s main page displays. 

Current Reports 

Daily Labor Report 

Employment Discrimination Report 

Occupational Safety & Health Reporter 

Occupational Safety & Health Daily 

Construction Labor Report 

Government Employee Relations Report 

Labor and Employment Law Library 

Analysis/News & Background Information 

Americans with Disabilities Act Cases 

Americans with Disabilities Act Manual and Newsletter 

Collective Bargaining Bulletin 

Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Contracts Reference Manual 

Fair Employment Practices Cases 

Fair Employment Practices Manual and Newsletter 

Individual Employment Rights Cases 

Individual Employment Rights Manual and Newsletter 

Labor Arbitration Decisions 

Directory of Arbitrators 

Labor Relations: Decisions of Boards & Courts 

Labor Relations Expediter 

State Labor Laws 

Wages and Hours Cases 

Wages and Hours Manual

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How to Locate and Navigate the Most Recent Issue of a BNA Current Report 


Open the most recent e-mail summary in your in-box, then link to full-text articles from the 

highlights or table of contents. Or go to the BNA home page at www.bna.com. Click on Select 

a BNA Web Product, then click on the product title, then click the Go button. 

For example, to locate and navigate the most recent issue of BNA’s Daily Labor Report 

using an e-mail summary, you would: 

1. Open your most recent e-mail with B NA, Inc. Daily Labor Report in the subject 

line (Fig. A). The highlights and table of contents for the most recent issue of Daily 

Labor Report display. 

2. To read the full text of an article, click on the link at the end of the highlight or 

table of contents entry (Fig. B). 

Or, to locate and navigate the most recent issue of BNA’s Daily Labor Report on the Web, 

you would: 

1. From the BNA home page at www.bna.com, click the down arrow to the right of 

Select a B NA Web Product, select Daily Labor Report, then click the Go button. 

2. To read the full text of an article, click on the link at the end of the highlight or 

table of contents entry. 

3. To view the contents of the current issue as well as previous issues, click Contents 

on the left side of the page.

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Link 

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How to Find Articles in Previous Issues of a BNA Current Report 


If you do not know the publication date of an article, conduct a search and browse the titles 

of articles in your search results. If you know the publication date, find the article through 

the highlights page of the appropriate issue. 

For example, to search for articles in BNA’s Employment Discrimination Report on the 

taxation of plaintiff awards, you would: 


Select a B NA Web Product, select Employment Discrimination Report, then click 

the Go button. 

2. Click on the Search button (Fig. A). The Advanced Search Page displays. 

(Fig. B) 

3. Click in the Enter text to locate box next to Text Search, then enter the search 

terms TAXATION AND AWARDS (Fig. B). 

4. Scroll down to Search Options, then click on the radio button next to Newest 

first (by date) (Fig. B). 

5. Click on the Submit button (Fig. B). Your search results display. 

6. Click on an article title to display the full text of that article. 

Or, if you want to find an analysis article from the July 10, 2002, issue of BNA’s 

Employment Discrimination Report on defending class actions, you would: 


Select a B NA Web Product, select Employment Discrimination Report, then click 

the Go button. 

2. Click on Highlights on the left side of the page. A list of publication dates displays. 

3. Find, then click on the link for the highlights document on 07/10/2002. The 

highlights for the July 10, 2002, issue appear. 

4. Scroll down to the ANALYSIS & PERSPECTIVE heading, then click on the link 

at the end of the CLASS ACTIONS highlight.

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How to Find the Latest Cases From Labor Relations Reporter 


Ask your librarian about signing up for Case Update E-Mails, or sign up yourself using the link 

under the UPDATES heading on the Labor and Employment Law Library home page. Or access 

new cases directly from the home page under the UPDATES heading. 

For example, to view the latest Fair Employment Practices cases, you would: 

1. Go to the Labor and Employment Law Library home page at 

http://laborandemploymentlaw.bna.com. 

2. Scroll down the home page to find the UPDATES heading, then find New Cases 

(Fig. A). 

3. Click on the down arrow to the right of New Cases, then click on FEP Cases. 

(Fig. A) The list of new cases displays (Fig. B). 

4. Click on case names in the list to read headnotes and full-text opinions.

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An Overview of Case Research with BNA 


BNA publishes labor and employment law decisions with headnotes that digest the rulings in 

the opinions, and that are classified by specific topics using a consistent classification system. 

Lawyers and other legal researchers then use the classification system and headnotes to find 

on-point decisions relevant to their case research. 

Our labor and employment law legal editors take every published case through a two-step 

process: (1) headnoting and (2) classification. First, they identify the significant rulings 

rendered by the court in the opinion and write headnotes for each one. The one-sentence 

headnotes pinpoint the legal issues in an opinion, effectively digesting the text of the case 

with respect to the particular points of law. After our legal editors write the headnotes for 

a case, they classify each headnote using an “outline of classifications.” The outline of 

classifications breaks down the law within a specific practice area into very discrete points 

of law and assigns each point of law a unique classification number. 

For the lawyers and researchers who use a BNA case law product, the first step is to 

examine the outline of classifications to find the classification number that best 

approximates the point of law relevant to their research. Second, they retrieve all the cases 

with headnotes using that classification number, usually beginning with the most recent 

decisions at the Supreme Court or federal circuit level, and read the headnotes to 

determine which cases are most on-point. Finally, they review the full text of on-point 

decisions and decide how to incorporate the cases into their research.


Why You Should Start Your Case Research with BNA 


BNA takes the time up front to identify the significant cases, digest them with specialized 

legal expertise, and then classify them to clearly track the development of specific points of 

law over time. As a result, you can find the cases you need quickly and spend your time 

where it’s most productive. 

Starting your case research with BNA’s Labor and Employment Law Library is time-efficient. 

First and most important, because the outline of classification helps you quickly zero in on 

labor and employment law cases related to a specific topic, you’ll get a manageable list of 

on-point cases that you can further refine using additional criteria. Second, our 

experienced legal editors help you get to the heart of a case. BNA headnotes summarize 

the facts and the court’s rationale for each significant point of law in each case, so you can 

quickly determine the impact of the decision on your specific research questions. 

When you start with the Labor and Employment Law Library, you greatly reduce the time 

you might spend trying to craft the “perfect” query in order to get all the essential cases 

on a specific legal topic. As a result, you’ll spend less time scanning the full text of 

hundreds of cases that could be on-point.

Classification Numbers 

BNA headnotes accurately distill the 

essence of each issue in the case 

Experienced BNA editors define 

points of law in precise terms 

BNA Classification Numbers 


How to Find Cases by Topic on the Labor and Employment Law Library 


Search the Outlines of Classification to find a classification number. Click on the classification 

number to retrieve all cases containing that number. Scan the headnotes, then link to the full 

text of on-point cases. 

For example, to find cases dealing with discrimination against employees with foreign 

accents, you would: 



2. Click in the Search box at the top of the page, then enter the search term 

ACCENT (Fig. A). 

3. Click on the down arrow to the right of Select a Search Group, then select 

Outlines of Classification (Fig. A). 

4. Click on the Go button (Fig. A). Your search results display (Fig. B). 

5. Click on the folder next to EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION (Fig. B), then 

click on the subheading National Origin Discrimination (Fig. B). A list of 

classification numbers displays (Fig. C). 

6. Click on First Hit (Fig. C). Your search term is highlighted in yellow (Fig. D). 

7. Click on classification number 108.1245 (Fig. D). A list of headings with hits 

displays (Fig. E). 

8. Click on the folder with a single right arrow to the right of Close/Open Folders 

at the top of the page. The full list of cases displays. 

9. Click on a case name to link to the headnotes and full-text case. The case displays. 

Using Headnotes to Link to the Opinion Text 

1. Read the first headnote in the case. 

2. Click on the blue [1] to the left of the headnote. You link directly to the section of 

the opinion covered by the headnote. 

3. To return to the headnote, click on the blue [1] to the left of the opinion text.

Fig. A 

Enter 

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How to Refine Your Case Research Results on the Labor and Employment 

Law Library 


Find a classification number and retrieve the cases with that classification number. Return to 

the home page, then combine the classification number with other criteria, such as 

jurisdiction, date range, or words, to refine your results. 

For example, to find Fifth Circuit sexual harassment cases dealing with hostile 

environment, you would: 

Identify the classification number for "hostile environment" 

1. Go to the Labor & Employment Law Library home page at 


2. Click in the Search box at the top of the page, then enter the search terms 

HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. 

3. Click on the down arrow next to Select a Search Group, then select Outlines of 

Classification. 

4. Click on the Go button. Your search results display. 

5. Click on the folder with a double right arrow to the right of Close/Open Folders. 

The expanded headings display. 

6. Click on the subheading 108.41 Sex Discrimination. A list of classification 

numbers displays. 

7. Click on First Hit at the top of the page. Your search term(s) are highlighted in 

yellow. 

8. Write down the classification number 108.415903 -- Hostile or abusive 

environment; objective or subjective standard. 

Limit the hostile environment cases to the Fifth Circuit 

1. Click on the Home button at the top of the page. 

2. Under Choose fields to search, click in the Find case(s) by Classification No. 

box, then enter the classification number 108.415903 (Fig. A). 

3. Click in the Find case(s) by jurisdiction box, then enter the search terms FIFTH 

CIRCUIT (Fig. A). 

4. Under Select services to search, check only the Fair Employment Practices 

Cases checkbox (Fig. A). 

5. Click on the Go button (Fig. A). Your list of cases appears (Fig. B).

Fig. A 

Fig. B 

Results 

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How to Retrieve a Case When You Have a BNA Citation or Case Name 


On the Labor and Employment Law Library home page, enter a BNA citation or the name of 

one of the parties in the case, then click on the Go button next to Submit Search. 

For example, to find the case Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products using an FEP Cases 

citation, you would: 



2. Click in the Find Case(s) by B NA Citationbox, then enter the citation 82 FEP 

CASES 1748 (Fig. A). 

3. Under Select service(s) to search, check the box next to Fair Employment 

Practices Cases (Fig. A). 

4. Click on the Go button next to Submit Search (Fig. A). Your search results display. 

Or, to find the case Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products using the case name, you would: 

1. Go to the Labor and Employment Law Library at 


2. Click in the Find case(s) by name box, then enter the search term REEVES. 

(Fig. B) 

3. Under Select service(s) to search, check all the boxes (Fig. B). 

4. Click on the Go button next to Submit Search (Fig. B). A list of collection results 

displays. 

5. Click on Go next to the Fair Employment Practices Cases heading. A list of cases 

displays.

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Enter 

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How to Find a Parallel Citation for a BNA Citation 


In the full text of a BNA case, click on the BNA citation to link to the parallel citation in 

another reporting service. Newer cases will not have parallel citations until the cases are 

actually published in another reporter. 

For example, to find the parallel citation for 3 WH Cases2d 1249, you would: 



2. Click in the Find case(s) by B NA citationbox, then enter the citation 

3 WH CASES2D 1249. 

3. Under Select service(s) to search, check only the box next to Wages and 

Hours Cases. 

4. Click on the Go button next to Submit Search. Your search results display. 

5. Click on AUER v. ROB B INS, 3 WH Cases2d 1249 (US SupCt 1997) . 

The full-text case displays. 

6. To find the parallel citation, click on the BNA citation below the case name 

(Fig. A). Your results display (Fig. B).

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Why You Should Use Tables of Contents and Indexes to Research 

Legal Information 


Tables of contents place the information within a document or set of documents clearly in 

context. BNA’s professional indexers rely on their labor and employment law subject matter 

expertise to help researchers identify the most relevant information across a wide variety of 

document types. Both finding aids provide essential strategies for conducting online research. 

BNA products are designed, organized, and written with one purpose in mind: to present 

complex information clearly, logically, and in a way that speeds the user to the answer. 

Our story headlines are descriptive, providing the reader with a clear indication of what 

the story is about. The chapter/section headings of our reference materials not only 

indicate subject matter, but place it in the context of the chapter or section before and 

after. So by browsing the table of contents, you can quickly find relevant documents and 

see how they relate to the rest of the material. Another good way to retrieve relevant 

information is to browse your search results in the table of contents, since each heading is 

designed to accurately reflect the text. 

When you browse or search BNA indexes, you can quickly and easily retrieve on-point 

documents without having to wade through irrelevant or peripheral material. BNA’s 

professional indexers have the subject expertise and product knowledge to show you the 

best way into our products by providing an accurate, precise, and unambiguous 

representation of the text. Also, the precise vocabulary of an index allows you to 

familiarize yourself with a new topic by using the subject headings as your search terms.

Tables of contents headings place specific 

subject matter in context, so you can find 

related material and effectively decide when to 

access more detailed information. 

Indexes quickly take you to the most important 

information relevant to a particular topic. 


How to Use the Index to Find Information in a Manual 


On the Labor and Employment Law Library home page, find the Library Finding Aids heading, 

then open the Master Index. Browse or search the index, then use the citations to link to 

full-text materials. 

For example, to find examples of illegal interview questions under the Americans with 

Disabilities Act, you would: 



2. Scroll down to find the Library Finding Aids heading. Click on Master Index. 

The list of indexes appears (Fig. A). 

3. Click on the folder next to ADAM Index. The index expands (Fig. A). 

4. Click on the folder next to the letter I. The index expands to show topic headings 

(Fig. A). 

5. Scroll down to find the INTERVIEWS heading, then click on the heading (Fig. A). 

A list of subheadings displays (Fig. B). 

6. Scroll down to find the Illegal questions subheading, then click on the citation 

50:0302 (Fig. B). The full text of the analysis displays. 

7. Scroll down to find the Potentially Illegal Questions Under the ADA heading.

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How to Search Federal and State Laws and Regulations 


On the Labor and Employment Law Library home page, search all Manuals. Browse your 

search results in the Manuals’ Tables of Contents to find summaries and full text of federal 

and state laws and regulations. 

For example, to find state and federal regulations related to the protection of 

whistleblowers, you would: 



2. Click in the Search box at the top of the page, then enter the phrase 

“WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION” (Fig. A). 

3. Click on the down arrow next to Select a Search Group, then select All Manuals 

(Fig. A). 

4. Click on the Go button (Fig. A). A list of collection results display (Fig. B). 

5. Click on Go next to the Individual Employment Rights Manual (Fig. B). Your 

search results in the IER Manual display (Fig. C). 

To find Ohio laws and regulations 

6. Click on the folder next to Ohio through Rhode Island, then click on the folder 

next to the subheading OHIO. A list of Ohio laws and regulations appears (Fig. C). 

To find federal laws 

7. Find, then click on the folder next to Federal Laws. The list of federal laws appears 

(Fig. C).

Fig. A 

“WHISTLEBLOW 

Enter Select 

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How to Save and Recall a Search on the Labor and Employment Law Library 


To save a search after performing it, click the down arrow next to Select an Advanced Search 

Option, then click Save Your Search. To recall a saved search, click the down arrow next to 

Select an Advanced Search Option, then click Recall Saved Search. 

For example, to save a search for cases and arbitration decisions mentioning “donning” or 

“doffing,” you would: 

Conduct the search 



2. Click in the Search box at the top of the page, then enter the search terms 

DONNING OR DOFFING. 

3. Click on the down arrow to the right of Select a Search Group, then select All 

Cases. 

4. Click on the Go button. Your group search results display. 

Save the search 

1. Click on the down arrow to the right of Select an Advanced Search Option, then 

select Save Your Search (Fig. A). The Save Your Search window opens (Fig. B). 

2. Click in the Enter Name of Search box, then type, for example, DONNING OR 

DOFFING (Fig. B). 

3. Click on the Save button (Fig. A). An alert box appears. 

4. Click on the OK button. Your search is saved. 

Recall the search 

1. Click on the down arrow to the right of Select an Advanced Search Option, then 

select Recall Saved Search. The Recall Saved Search window opens. 

2. Click on Go for the search you just saved. The search executes and the search 

results display.

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How to Print, Export, and Save Text on the Labor and Employment 

Law Library 


To print the full text of any document, click on the Print-Friendly button at the top of the 

document, then select Print under the File menu. To export text or to save the document to a 

file, use the Edit/Copy or File/Save As features from the Print-Friendly version of the 

document. 

For example, to print the headnotes and full text of 7 WH Cases2d 1153, you would: 



2. Click in the Find case(s) by B NA citationbox, then enter 7 WH CASES2D 1153. 

3. Under Select service(s) to search, check only the box next to Wages and 

Hours Cases. 

4. Click on the Go button next to Submit Search. Your search results display. 

5. Click on the case Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide Inc., 7 WH Cases2d 1153 

(US SupCt 2002). The full-text case displays. 

6. Scroll to the top of the page, then click on the printer icon located to the left of 

Where Am I? (Fig. A) The case appears on screen as it will in print (Fig. B). 

7. Click on File in the menu bar, then select Print. You may save all or part of the 

case to a file by using File/Save As or Edit/Copy (Fig. B). 

8. Click on the OK button. The case prints.

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