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  • Type:
    Posters and Notices

    Oklahoma USERRA Notice

    As mandated by the Oklahoma Department of Labor, employers covered by the Oklahoma Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act must provide the Oklahoma USERRA Notice.

  • Date:
    March 16, 2026
    Type:
    News

    Lots of New Employment Laws Coming to Washington

    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed new laws involving employee microchips, domestic workers, wage-theft penalties and more.

  • Type:
    Policies and Procedures

    Community Service and Volunteer Leave Policy

    An employer that provides time off from work for employees to participate in volunteer or community service activities may use this policy to define eligible employees, organizations and types of activities, and to establish leave request and approval requirements.

  • Type:
    Handbook Templates

    State Disability Insurance Program Handbook Statement: California

    Updated statement to clarify that use of company-provided paid time off while receiving state disability insurance benefits for the same hours may be considered an overpayment.

  • Date:
    March 10, 2026
    Type:
    News

    NLRB Memo Signals Shift in Workplace Rule Enforcement

    An NLRB General Counsel memo signals a clear shift in how the agency will evaluate employer workplace rules, shifting to a more employer-friendly standard.

  • Type:
    Handbook Templates

    Adoption Leave Handbook Statement: Arkansas

    Arkansas employers that have parental leave policies are required to extend the same leave, under the same terms, to adoptive parents as to biological parents. Employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for adoptive parents and to show their compliance with Arkansas law.

  • Type:
    Handbook Templates

    Crime Victim Leave Handbook Statement: Delaware

    Updated statement and guidance to better align language with the law. 

  • Type:
    Posters and Notices

    New York City Protected Time Off Notice of Employee Rights

    Updated to reflect the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act notice title change, effective February 22, 2026.

  • Type:
    Handbook Templates

    EEO Handbook Statement: Colorado

    Updated guidance to remove information on an algorithmic discrimination law which was slated to take effect June 30, 2026; on April 27, 2026, a federal court issued a temporary restraining order that blocked enforcement. A forthcoming law repeals and replaces the requirements with requirements focusing on notice and disclosure.

  • Type:
    Posters and Notices

    Job Safety and Health Workplace Poster

    Updated to reflect the version of the poster titled "OSHA Cares."

About This Topic

HR guidance on implementing work rules that effectively address employer objectives and provide employees and supervisors with guidance as to acceptable and unacceptable workplace conduct.