Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2026 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect development concerning organ and bone marrow donor leave in Louisiana.

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  Handbook Templates

  Bone Marrow Donor Leave Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect a law requiring unpaid leave for bone marrow donation, effective August 1, 2026.

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  Handbook Templates

  Organ Donor Leave Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Louisiana employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of organ donor leave and to show their compliance with Louisiana's organ donor leave law.

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  Editor's Choice

  Coming Soon

  Updated to include information on the forthcoming The Next Wave of Immigration Compliance: Preparing for Increased Enforcement.

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  50-State Charts

  Required Employee Handbook Policies by State and Municipality

  Updated to reflect a change in employer coverage under the New Jersey Family Leave Act, effective July 17, 2026.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Paid Time Off Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Updated statement to reflect discrimination protections for updates to personal information based on a lawful change in employment authorization documentation, effective June 5, 2026.

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  Handbook Templates

  Temporary Disability Insurance Handbook Statement: New Jersey

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Temporary Disability Benefits Law, effective July 17, 2026. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Family Leave Handbook Statement: New Jersey

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act, effective July 17, 2026.

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  Handbook Templates

  Family Leave Insurance Handbook Statement: New Jersey

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Insurance Law, effective July 17, 2026.