Employee Management

New and Updated

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement [5-49 Employees]: California

  Updated threshold to clarify employee location for purposes of determining employer coverage under the law.

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  Legal Timetable

  Virginia Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave Protections Take Effect

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Maine

  Updated statement to clarify language concerning Company-provided pay benefits and any resulting overpayments.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Virginia

  Updated to reflect the forthcoming paid family and medical leave law.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: District of Columbia

  Updated to reflect the current status of the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Electronic Monitoring Handbook Statement: Maine

  Maine employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees and supervisors about the Maine Act to Regulate Employer Surveillance to Protect Workers and to demonstrate compliance with the law, effective July 29, 2026.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Maine Employer Surveillance Law Takes Effect

  Updated to reflect the final effective date. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Maine

  Updated to reflect paid family and medical leave access to benefits, effective May 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Maine Requires Notification and Posting of Employment Law Violations

  Updated to reflect the final effective date.

• Date:

  April 29, 2026

  Type:

  Benchmarking and Surveys

  Paid Leave 2026: Survey Report

  In this survey report, we explore how employers design and administer PTO programs in 2026, with a focus on the policy choices that shape employee access and organizational consistency.