District of Columbia
All District of Columbia employers are required to give the Notice of Hire to employees upon hire.
District of Columbia employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
District of Columbia employers seeking to show their compliance with the District of Columbia's texting while driving law to promote driving safety and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for business-related purposes or in a company-owned vehicle should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
District of Columbia employers with enclosed workplace areas should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
District of Columbia employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave under the District of Columbia Parental Leave Act (DCPLA) and to demonstrate their compliance with the law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
District of Columbia employers with 11 or more employees that seek to educate employees about the availability of jury duty leave, which must be paid for certain full-time employees, and to demonstrate compliance with the District of Columbia's jury duty leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
District of Columbia employers with fewer than 11 employees that seek to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of unpaid jury duty leave and to demonstrate their compliance with the District of Columbia's jury duty leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.