Workplace Rules

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the state safe driving law, effective August 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Access to Personnel Files Handbook Statement: Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the personnel file law, effective July 27, 2025.

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  Legal Timetable

  Nebraska Legalizes Medical Marijuana

  Updated to reflect the effective date of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act and the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and the resolution of related litigation.

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  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated statement and guidance to remove reference to final pay provisions for medium size employers that were in effect between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Chicago, Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to remove reference to final pay provisions for medium size employers that were in effect between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. 

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the state's ban on hairstyle discrimination, effective July 1, 2025.

• Date:

  July 15, 2025

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  Editor's Choice

  Find Out Your July 1 Workplace Compliance Requirements Before It's Too Late

  Updated to reflect Florida noncompete law, Indiana noncompete law, Kentucky injury and illness reporting rule, and Rhode Island accommodation, discrimination, captive audience meeting and distracted driving laws.

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  Posters and Notices

  Rhode Island Pregnancy, Childbirth, Menopause and Related Conditions Rights Notice

  Updated to reflect Rhode Island’s new model notice adding menopause protections. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Parental, Exigency, Safe and Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement [10-14 Employees]: Vermont

  Updated title (formerly Parental Leave Handbook Statement [10-14 Employees]: Vermont), threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act, effective July 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Family, Medical, Parental, Exigency, Safe and Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement [15-49 Employees]: Vermont

  Updated title (formerly Parental and Family Leave Handbook Statement [15-19 Employees]: Vermont), threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act, effective July 1, 2025.