Workplace Rules

New and Updated

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  Letters and Forms

  California Request to Inspect or Copy Personnel File Form

  Updated to reflect an amendment regarding personnel file records to which an employee must be granted access, effective January 1, 2026. 

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  Employment Law Guide

  HR Management: California

  Updated to reflect an amendment regarding personnel file records to which an an employee must be granted access, effective January 1, 2026.

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  Legal Timetable

  Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act Amendments Take Effect

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Massachusetts

  Updated statement for style and updated guidance to include additional information on employer notice and contribution requirements.  

• Date:

  December 11, 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: Top 5 compliance issues for HR in 2026

  In this 60-minute webinar, attorneys Adam Brown and Elisabeth Bassani of Duane Morris LLP spotlight the top five compliance challenges in 2026 that demand strategic attention from HR leaders.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Tacoma, Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to state law providing leave protections to victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Seattle, Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to state law providing leave protections for victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Washington

  Updated statement to reflect amendments providing leave protections for victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Washington

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect an amendment providing discrimination protections for victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking or a Hate Crime Handbook Statement: Washington

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect an amendment providing leave protections for victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026.