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All Items: Time Off and Leaves of Absence

  • Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: Alabama

    Alabama employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of time off to vote and to show their compliance with Alabama's voting leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Election Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Alabama

    Alabama employers with 26 or more employees that seek to educate employees about the availability of leave time for election duty and to show their compliance with Alabama law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Day of Rest for Retail Employees Handbook Statement: North Dakota

    North Dakota retail establishments seeking to inform employees, including supervisors, about day of rest and religious accommodation requirements should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Jury or Witness Duty Leave Handbook Statement: North Dakota

    North Dakota employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for service as a juror or a witness and to show their compliance with North Dakota law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Jury Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Michigan

    Michigan employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for service as a juror and to show their compliance with Michigan's jury duty leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook .

  • Crime Victim Leave Handbook Statement: Michigan

    Michigan employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for this purpose and to show their compliance with Michigan's crime victim leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement: New York

    New York employers that provide bereavement leave to employees and seek to have their bereavement leave policy cover the deaths of an employee's same-sex committed partner or the child, parent or other relative of the committed partner should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Adoption Leave Handbook Statement: New York

    New York employers seeking to ensure that parental leave is offered to adoptive parents in compliance with New York's Social Services law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Military Spouse Leave Handbook Statement: New York

    New York employers with 20 or more employees at one or more worksites seeking to inform employees about the availability of military spouse leave, the eligibility requirements and leave request procedures for this type of leave and to demonstrate compliance with New York law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

  • Blood Donor Leave Handbook Statement: New York

    New York employers with 20 or more employees at one or more work sites seeking to educate employees about the availability of blood donor leave, eligibility requirements and leave request procedures and to demonstrate compliance with New York law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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National and state employee handbook articles with guidance and policy statements for employers relating to time off and leaves of absence.