Workplace Rules

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement [5-49 Employees]: California

  Updated threshold to clarify employee location for purposes of determining employer coverage under the law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Maine

  Updated statement to clarify language concerning Company-provided pay benefits and any resulting overpayments.

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  Handbook Templates

  Electronic Monitoring Handbook Statement: Maine

  Maine employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees and supervisors about the Maine Act to Regulate Employer Surveillance to Protect Workers and to demonstrate compliance with the law, effective July 29, 2026.

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  Legal Timetable

  Maine Employer Surveillance Law Takes Effect

  Updated to reflect the final effective date. 

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  Legal Timetable

  Maine Requires Notification and Posting of Employment Law Violations

  Updated to reflect the final effective date.

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  April 24, 2026

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  News

  DOJ Shifts Approach to Medical Marijuana

  In a move with potentially significant implications for employers' approaches to drug testing, reasonable accommodation under the ADA and other workplace policies, the Department of Justice recently issued an order that reclassifies certain medical marijuana products as Schedule III controlled substances.

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  Posters and Notices

  Maine Notice of Violation

  As mandated by the Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards, employers issued a Notice of Violation must post the Notice of Violation and notify affected employees.

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  Handbook Templates

  Scheduling for Part-Time Employees Handbook Statement: Burien, Washington

  Burien employers that meet the definition of employer under Wash. Rev. Code § 49.46.010 and employ over 15 employees worldwide should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about additional hours of work that may be available to part-time employees and to show their compliance with Burien's Fair Labor Standards Ordinance.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Other Leaves: Alabama

  Updated to reflect the forthcoming organ donor leave tax credit.

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  Handbook Templates

  Coast Guard Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Missouri

  Missouri employers with 50 or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for US Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary duties and related travel and to show their compliance with Missouri's Coast Guard duty leave law.