Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [5-99 Employees or 1-4 Employees and Net Income of Greater Than $1,000,000; Lump Sum Method]: New York City, New York

  Employers with one or more employees in New York City and five to 99 employees overall or with one to four employees and a net income of greater than $1,000,000 overall should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave and to show their compliance with New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act. This policy also covers the New York Sick and Safe Leave Law. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local laws.

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  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [100+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: New York City, New York

  Employers with one or more employees in New York City and 100 or more employees overall should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave and to show their compliance with New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act. This policy also covers the New York Sick and Safe Leave Law. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local laws.

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  Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-4 Employees and Net Income of Less Than $1,000,000; Accrual Method]: New York City, New York

  Updated title for style (formerly Safe and Sick Time Handbook Statement [1-4 Employees and Net Income of Less Than $1,000,000]: New York City, New York); updated threshold to incorporate state sick leave law; and updated statement and guidance to incorporate state sick leave law and reflect rules implementing city sick leave law, effective October 15, 2023.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [5-99 Employees or 1-4 Employees and Net Income of Greater Than $1,000,000; Accrual Method]: New York City, New York

  Updated title for style (formerly Paid Safe and Sick Time Handbook Statement [5-99 Employees or 1-4 Employees and Net Income of $1,000,000 or More]: New York City, New York); updated threshold to incorporate state sick leave law; and updated statement and guidance to incorporate state sick leave law and reflect rules implementing city sick leave law, effective October 15, 2023.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [100+ Employees; Accrual Method]: New York City, New York

  Updated title for style (formerly Paid Safe and Sick Time Handbook Statement [100+ Employees]: New York City, New York); updated threshold to incorporate state sick leave law; and updated statement and guidance to incorporate state sick leave law and reflect rules implementing city sick leave law, effective October 15, 2023.

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  Handbook Templates

  Schedules, Hours and Retention of Retail and Fast Food Workers Handbook Statement: Emeryville, California

  Emeryville employers with 56 or more employees in the fast food or retail industries should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about special rights and protections available to employees under the Emeryville Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance (EFWESO).

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  Handbook Templates

  Social Media Handbook Statement

  Updated statement to enhance content and clarify scope of the policy; and updated guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board's Stericycle ruling. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Business Equipment and Information Systems Usage Handbook Statement

  Updated title (formerly Electronic Resources Handbook Statement), statement and guidance to address changes to the types of electronic and other resources made available to employees and the legal risks that may arise.

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  Handbook Templates

  Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Policy Handbook Statement

  Updated statement to remove information concerning the confidentiality of company trade secrets as this is addressed in the Confidential Company Information Handbook Statement; and updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Outside Employment Policy

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