Employer Bulletin No. 332 August 27, 2001 Attorneys and other professionals who advise clients on personal financial matters are now required by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and subsequent Federal Trade Commission regulations to inform clients of our policies regarding privacy of client information. In the course of providing our clients with legal services, we occasionally receive personal financial information. As attorneys we are bound by professional standards of confidentiality that are even more stringent than those required by this new law and the subsequent regulations. Therefore, we have always protected the privacy of your Company and its employees with regard to any confidential information received by our firm. Our firm provides services, general advice and guidance on federal and state labor and employment laws and regulations, including the Labor Management Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Civil Rights Acts, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, COBRA, ERISA, WARN, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Presidential Executive Orders affecting labor relations, Family and Medical Leave Act, and other statutes, regulations, and common laws affecting the employer/employee relationship. As a client of our firm, you should know that all such information that you provide to us is held in confidence and is not released to any person or entity outside our firm, except as agreed to by you or as required under applicable federal or state law. Permitted disclosures include, for example, providing information to employees of our firm who assist in our services on your behalf, to plaintiff attorneys and federal agencies as a part of the discovery process in investigations or litigation, and to your financial auditors. In all of these situations, we stress the confidential nature of the information which is shared, especially any personal financial matters.