Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Policies and Procedures

  Communication and Information Systems Policy

  Enhanced to address the use of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, including generative AI tools, in the workplace.

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2024 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect development concerning military leave in New York.

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  Handbook Templates

  Military Leave Handbook Statement: New York

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect an amendment that expands protections to activated national guard members, effective September 27, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Temporary Disability Insurance Program and Leave Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

  Rhode Island employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of temporary disability insurance and to demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance Act.

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  Handbook Templates

  Temporary Disability Insurance Program Handbook Statement: California

  California employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of temporary disability insurance and to demonstrate compliance with California's State Disability Insurance law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Temporary Disability Insurance Program Handbook Statement: Hawaii

  Hawaii employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of temporary disability insurance and to demonstrate compliance with Hawaii's Temporary Disability Insurance law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [11+ Employees; Accrual Method]: Massachusetts

  Updated title (formerly Paid Sick Time Handbook Statement [11+ Employees]: Massachusetts) and statement for style; and updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that expand qualifying reasons for leave to include reproductive loss events, effective November 21, 2024. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees; Accrual Method]: Massachusetts

  Updated title (formerly Sick Time Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees]: Massachusetts) and statement for style; and updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that expand qualifying reasons for leave to include reproductive loss events, effective November 21, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated statement to clarify employee eligibility. 

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  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated statement to clarify employee eligibility.