Updated statement to include information on prohibited discrimination based on hairstyle and updated contact information for the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
District of Columbia employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of time off for the purpose of registration in a school or college and to demonstrate compliance with the law requiring time off for school registration. .
California employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Updated title and threshold to reflect an amendment that extends to all employers certain requirements that previously applied only to employers with 20 or more employees, effective July 1, 2024.