Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to encourage employees to vote as a civic duty and to indicate that employees should consult with a supervisor if they do not have sufficient time outside of work to visit the polls should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to establish the eligibility requirements and terms of bereavement leave should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Other Leaves of Absence Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, generally about the existence of leaves of absence required by state and/or local law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Smoke-Free Workplace Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to encourage and promote good health and to clearly advise employees of the prohibition against smoking in the workplace should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Emergency Evacuation Handbook Statement

  Employers who want to provide an overview of the evacuation procedures set forth in a written emergency action plan should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Driving for Company Business Handbook Statement

  Employers that provide employees with a vehicle or require employees to drive for business should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement

  Employers with employees who drive for work-related purposes, use a company-issued electronic device while driving or who are likely to use a personal device for work-related reasons while driving should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Inclement Weather / Office Closing Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to advise employees how to proceed in case of bad weather should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Legal Timetable

  Illinois to Require Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy

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  Posters and Notices

  Illinois Pregnancy Fairness Poster

  As mandated by the Illinois Department of Human Rights, all employers covered by the Illinois Human Rights Act must post the Illinois Pregnancy Fairness Poster.