Workplace Rules

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Domestic Violence, Harassment, Sexual Assault, Bias or Stalking Victim Leave and Accommodation Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments requiring leave for victims of a bias crime and adding another form of acceptable employee certification of the need for leave, effective January 1, 2024.

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  Posters and Notices

  Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time Workplace Poster

  Employers covered by Minnesota's Earned Sick and Safe Time Law should consider providing the Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time Workplace Poster.

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  Handbook Templates

  Family Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Family Bereavement Leave Act, effective January 1, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Child Extended Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement: Illinois [250+ Employees]

  Illinois employers with 250 or more full-time employees in Illinois should consider including this policy in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of child extended bereavement leave and to show their compliance with the Illinois Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act.

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  Handbook Templates

  Child Extended Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement: Illinois [50-249 Employees]

  Illinois employers with 50 to 249 full-time employees in Illinois should consider including this policy in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of child extended bereavement leave and to show their compliance with the Illinois Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act.

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  Handbook Templates

  Smoke-Free Workplace Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the prohibition on the use of electronic cigarettes in the workplace, effective January 1, 2024. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated statement to reflect amendments regarding the use of electronic communication devices while driving, effective January 1, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Hawaii

  Updated guidance to reflect the state’s pay transparency law, and an amendment to the Equal Pay Law prohibiting pay discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic, both effective January 1, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Smoke-Free Workplace Handbook Statement: California

  Updated threshold to reflect the ban on smoking in all guest room accommodations in hotels, motels or similar transient lodging establishments, effective January 1, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Military Leave Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect an amendment to the state's military leave law that defines terms related to active state service, effective January 1, 2024.