Handbook Templates

Hundreds of up-to-date federal, state and key local handbook templates and guidance to help you create and maintain a legally compliant employee handbook for every jurisdiction where you operate or have employees.

This tool:

  • Includes from 7-78 handbook templates for every state as well as dozens of local handbook templates (such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle).
  • Includes legally mandated and optional handbook templates to help you create or update your employee handbook.
  • Explains when and why you should include a given policy in your handbook.
  • Provides guidance on implementing each policy and insights into the potential impact of current and future developments, so you can make informed decisions for your workforce.

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National Handbook

Access our National Handbook Table of Contents for links to all our national handbook templates, which together combine to form a proposed National Employee Handbook.

State Supplements

Access our individual state supplements below for links to all state-specific handbook templates. These state supplements are designed to be used together with the national handbook templates provided in the above National Handbook Table of Contents.

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