Employee Management

New and Updated

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Leave for State Board or Commission Service Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Oregon employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of time off to serve as an appointed member of a state board or commission and to show their compliance with Oregon's state board or commission leave law.

• Date:

  September 8, 2023

  Type:

  Benchmarking and Surveys

  Employee Handbooks 2023: Survey Report

  In this report, we examine practices for the creation and maintenance of employee handbooks. We explore the challenges employers face in this process.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Privacy Protection for Social Security Numbers Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated title, statement and guidance to reduce scope of policy to reflect requirements of the state Social Security number protection law.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Monitor Employee Use of Email and the Internet

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Religious Accommodation Handbook Statement

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect modified standard for religious accommodation in the recent Supreme Court case Groff v. DeJoy. 

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Program to Deter Harassment, Discrimination and Other Unfair Employment Practices Handbook Statement: Colorado

  Colorado employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), as amended by the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Workers' Rights Act (POWR), and other Colorado antidiscrimination laws.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking Handbook Statement: Delaware

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments clarifying verification requirements, effective July 25, 2023. 

• Date:

  September 5, 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  An Evolution in Leadership for Today's New World of Work

  Research shows that employees want human-centric leaders, and yet few say their leaders actually exhibit this leadership approach. This article provides important insights and recommendations for becoming a human-centric leader in today's world of work.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Oregon Modifies Paid Sick Leave Definition of Family Member

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Lactation Accommodation Handbook Statement: Minnesota

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the state's lactation accommodation law, effective July 1, 2023.