Texas employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of jury duty leave and to demonstrate compliance with Texas' jury duty leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Maryland employers with 15 or more employees in the state that seek to educate employees about the availability of bone marrow and organ donor leave and to demonstrate compliance with Maryland law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
New Mexico employers that provide paid sick leave benefits to their employees and seek to inform employees of their rights under New Mexico's Caregiver Leave Act, which requires that employees be allowed to use such benefits to care for a family member, should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Utah employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave for volunteer emergency responders and to demonstrate compliance with Utah law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendment eliminating requirement for larger employers to provide veterans paid time off to observe Veterans Day, effective November 7, 2018.