Workplace Rules

New and Updated

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2025 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect developments concerning paid sick leave in Alaska, military leave in Illinois, and earned paid leave in Maine. 

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect protections for victims of sexual assault or human trafficking under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, effective October 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated statement to reflect protections for victims of sexual assault or human trafficking under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, effective October 1, 2025. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Trafficking in Persons Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated title (formerly Domestic Violence Victim Leave Handbook Statement: Connecticut), threshold, statement and guidance to reflect the availability of leave for victims of sexual assault or human trafficking under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, effective October 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [15+ Employees; Accrual Method]: Alaska

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect paid sick leave final regulations, effective September 25, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [15+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Alaska

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect paid sick leave final regulations, effective September 25, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-14 Employees; Accrual Method]: Alaska

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect paid sick leave final regulations, effective September 25, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-14 Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Alaska

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect paid sick leave final regulations, effective September 25, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Parental Leave Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect an amendment clarifying the definition of employer under the Parental Leave Act, effective October 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated threshold to reflect an amendment to the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act regarding covered employers, effective October 1, 2025.