Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [15+ Employees; Accrual Method]: Missouri

  Updated threshold to remove reference to a petition against Proposition A as it was rejected by the Missouri Supreme Court on April 29, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-14 Employees; Accrual Method]: Missouri

  Updated threshold to remove reference to a petition against Proposition A as it was rejected by the Missouri Supreme Court on April 29, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Bernalillo County, New Mexico

  Employers that have two or more employees within the unincorporated limits of Bernalillo County (i.e., outside the city limits of Albuquerque) should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of paid leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with Bernalillo County's Employee Wellness Act and New Mexico's Healthy Workplaces Act.

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  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Bernalillo County, New Mexico

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to address compliance with the state Healthy Workplaces Act. 

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Wyoming

  Updated guidance to reflect new definition of sex under state law, effective March 14, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Meal and Rest Breaks Handbook Statement: Colorado

  Updated statement to clarify requirements and more closely align language with that in COMPS Order #39.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Family Leave Handbook Statement: District of Columbia

  Updated statement to reflect an increase in the maximum weekly benefit amount and to clarify the interaction with other paid leave. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Kin Care Leave Handbook Statement: California

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

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  Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Washington

  Updated guidance to reflect information from the state Employment Security Department clarifying waiting period exceptions. 

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  Elected Official Leave Handbook Statement: Arkansas

  Arkansas employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for employees elected to a public office in the state or appointed by the Governor to a board or commission in the state, and to show their compliance with the state's public official leave law.