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    Lactation Accommodation Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

    Rhode Island employers seeking to show their compliance with the Rhode Island law requiring that employers provide unpaid break time and reasonable locations for employees to express breast milk should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Meal Breaks Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

    Employers with five or more employees that do business within Rhode Island should consider including this statement in their handbook to promote and demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's meal breaks law.

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    About This State Supplement Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

    Rhode Island employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Connecticut

    Connecticut employers seeking to show their compliance with Connecticut's distracted driving law, to promote driving safety and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and/or using electronic devices for work-related purposes should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    About This State Supplement Handbook Statement: Connecticut

    Connecticut employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Access to Personnel Files and Medical Records Handbook Statement: Connecticut

    Connecticut employers seeking to inform employees of the rules surrounding the review of employee personnel files should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Meal Breaks Handbook Statement: Connecticut

    Connecticut employers seeking to inform employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with the law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Electronic Monitoring Handbook Statement: Connecticut

    This policy template was reviewed with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling and no updates were required.

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    Emergency Responder Leave Handbook Statement: Connecticut

    Connecticut employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave for volunteer emergency responders and to demonstrate compliance with Connecticut law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Municipal or State Office Leave Handbook Statement: Connecticut

    Connecticut employers with 26 or more employees are required to grant an unpaid personal leave of absence to employees who accept a full-time elective municipal or state office position and should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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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.