Rhode Island employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for volunteer emergency responders and to demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Technician Protection Act should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Wisconsin employers operating a factory or mercantile establishment should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook to inform employees that they will receive one day of rest in each period of seven consecutive days and to demonstrate compliance with Wisconsin's day of rest law.
A Massachusetts employer may use this model form if it requires employees to verify in writing that they have used earned sick time for an allowable purpose.