Dear Handbook Program Participant:

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2 Dear Handbook Program Participant: As part of Lathrop & Gage s Annual Employee Handbook Update Program, we are proposing a number of changes be made to your California Employee Handbook in order to reflect recent legislation, judicial interpretations, and best practices in human resources. The Handbook updates for 2016 include the following: Changes to the arbitration and other language throughout the handbook to strengthen the enforceability of the arbitration policy and class action waiver, pursuant to recent court decisions Add language that allows for child care provider leave per SB 579 New policy consistent with revised Unruh Act protections Updates on the paid sick leave policy reflecting mid-year regulations and clarifications Additional policy providing for civil air patrol leave in California under Labor Code Sec 1500 Other changes based on best practices, cases and other developments throughout the year At your request, and upon payment of the enclosed invoice, we will fully revise your 2015 Employee Handbook to include all of our recommended changes and provide a redlined copy, if we have your Handbook on our system. Otherwise, or upon your election, we will send you the actual changes for you to input. You should also advise us of any other revisions or additions that you might want to be made to your 2016 Employee Handbook at this time, reflecting changes you might have made to your organization s employment practices and operations. If we do not have the most recent version of your Employee Handbook, please forward that to us as well, before we begin. Since we anticipate that many of our clients will be availing themselves of our update services this year, and in order to ensure that the revisions to your business 2016 Employee Handbook are completed as quickly as possible, we encourage you to begin the process immediately. To get started, please complete the enclosed invoice form and submit your payment. If we have prepared or updated your 2015 Handbook, the price is $800*. If your Handbook was not updated in 2015, please see the next page for additional pricing. *Under L&G s Employee Handbook Program, you will receive up to one (1) hour of telephone and/or consultation with one of our employment law attorneys to address any questions or concerns regarding the customizing process. If you exhaust the one (1) hour of consultation, you will be billed hourly. Labor Advisor Program We also wish to remind you that you may join the Lathrop & Gage Labor Advisor Program for an additional $1,700 (a total of $2,500). This program not only includes the 2016 Handbook updates, but also includes 30 minutes of noncumulative legal consultation per month for the calendar year, and two passes to each of our breakfast seminars or follow-up webinars in 2016 (not including the AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Training Classes). If you wish to join the program, please check the box for our Labor Advisor Program on the attached invoice and submit payment accordingly. We look forward to working with you on your 2016 Handbook.

3 IT IS AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3 1. Submit your request Complete the attached Handbook update renewal invoice and send it with your payment to our Los Angeles office: Lathrop & Gage Attn: Employee Handbook Coordinator 1888 Century Park East Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA Come To Us With Questions If you have any questions regarding your Handbook update, contact: Beth Schroeder bschroeder@lathropgage.com Allison Meshekow Holtzman aholtzman@lathropgage.com in our Los Angeles Labor and Employment Department or call (310) Receive Your 2016 Handbook Once the process is completed, you will receive your updated Handbook. If your Employee Handbook has not been updated in the last few years, the cost is as follows: Last updated for 2014: $1,100 flat fee Last updated for 2013: $1,300 flat fee Last updated prior to 2013 or Non-L&G Handbook: Please call for quote The quoted prices are for the update of a single Handbook in California. If your company has more than one Handbook, or has locations out of state, please contact us for more information.

4 INVOICE Mark the desired service(s) and return, along with payment to Lathrop & Gage Please return this invoice along with payment to: Lathrop & Gage Attn: Employee Handbook Coordinator 1888 Century Park East, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA T: F: Product Cost Amount We want to join the Labor Advisor Program that entitles us to: - Thirty (30) minutes of non-cumulative legal consultation per month - Two passes to any 2016 breakfast seminar - Includes a 2016 California Handbook Update $2,500 We do not want to be a part of the Labor Advisor Program but still $800 want the 2016 California Handbook Update of our 2015 Handbook ** We want to update our 2014 California Handbook ** $1,100 We want to update our 2013 California Handbook ** $1,300 We have a unique or out-of-state Handbook that the firm did not draft, and we would like to have it updated Call for price Total Amount Enclosed ** Includes one (1) hour of consultation time. If you exhaust the one (1) hour, you will be billed hourly. Method of payment: (Check One) Enclosed is a check for $. Plesae make all checks payable to Lathrop & Gage. Charge $ to my: Visa Mastercard American Express If you wish to pay by credit card, please contact a member of the Client Account Services Team at (Chris Ebert) or (Louise Ahrens) General Information: Returning Client? Yes No If your answer is No, please complete the attached New Client Enrollment form. Client Name: Contact Name: Phone Number: ( ) Address:

5 NEW CLIENT ENROLLMENT FORM BUSINESS INFORMATION Legal Business Name: Business DBA: Business Address: City/State/Zip: Mailing Address (if different): Business Phone: Business Website: Description of Business and Services: Number of employees: Do you currently have another matter with Lathrop & Gage? Yes No CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Name: Contact Title: Contact Contact Phone: BILLING INFORMATION List the name that should be on Engagement Letter and Invoice: Same as Firm address? Yes No Billing Address: Billing City/State/Zip: HANDBOOK INFORMATION Do you currently have a handbook in place? Yes No What year was it last updated? Do you have entities/locations in other states for which you will need new handbooks? Yes No If Yes, please list the states: