Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated statement to clarify employee eligibility and notice requirements. 

• Date:

  October 31, 2024

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: Mastering the Essentials of Employee Handbooks

  In this 60-minute webinar, attorney Kate Bischoff, founder of k8bisch, a law and HR consulting firm in Minneapolis, shares strategies for building and maintaining handbooks that safeguard organizations and adhere to compliance requirements.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: South Dakota

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state medical cannabis law that strengthen protections for employers, effective July 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: District of Columbia

  Updated guidance to reflect final rules clarifying requirements regarding employee requests for leave and employer notice, effective May 10, 2024.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Delaware

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect law prohibiting discrimination based on housing status, effective September 26, 2024.

• Date:

  September 24, 2024

  Type:

  Benchmarking and Surveys

  Employee Handbooks 2024: Survey Report

  In this survey report, we explore the process employers follow to create and maintain employee handbooks, including some of the challenges they face.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Jury and Witness Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Utah

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect the state’s witness duty leave law. 

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Political Opinions Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Louisiana employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees, including supervisors, about their policy against voter intimidation and to demonstrate compliance with Louisiana's political opinions law.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Family Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Leave Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the family violence victim leave law requiring leave for reasons related to sexual assault, effective October 1, 2024. 

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Updated statement to reflect amendment to the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act that prohibits discrimination based on military status; and updated guidance to reflect amendment to the equal pay law to cover additional protected characteristics, both effective October 1, 2024.