Time Off

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Cook County, Illinois

  Updated guidance to reflect amended rules regarding employee compensation during leave and the use of leave by suspended employees, effective April 10, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Cook County, Illinois

  Updated guidance to reflect amended rules regarding employee compensation during leave and the use of leave by suspended employees, effective April 10, 2025.

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  Legal Timetable

  Washington Expands Domestic Violence Protections

  Updated to include amendments affecting discrimination protections.

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  Legal Timetable

  Montana Amends Public Official Leave

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  Legal Timetable

  Iowa Requires Equal Treatment for Adoptive Parents

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  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Washington

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

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  Legal Timetable

  Cook County, Illinois, Further Amends Paid Leave Rules

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  Handbook Templates

  Mandatory Time Off/Day of Rest Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments prohibiting retaliation, effective March 21, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Bernalillo County, New Mexico

  Employers that have two or more employees within the unincorporated limits of Bernalillo County (i.e., outside the city limits of Albuquerque) should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of paid leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with Bernalillo County's Employee Wellness Act and New Mexico's Healthy Workplaces Act.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Bernalillo County, New Mexico

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to address compliance with the state Healthy Workplaces Act.