Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2024 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect development concerning military leave in New York.

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  Handbook Templates

  Military Leave Handbook Statement: New York

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect an amendment that expands protections to activated national guard members, effective September 27, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Temporary Disability Insurance Program and Leave Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

  Rhode Island employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of temporary disability insurance and to demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance Act.

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  Handbook Templates

  Temporary Disability Insurance Program Handbook Statement: Hawaii

  Hawaii employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of temporary disability insurance and to demonstrate compliance with Hawaii's Temporary Disability Insurance law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [11+ Employees; Accrual Method]: Massachusetts

  Updated title (formerly Paid Sick Time Handbook Statement [11+ Employees]: Massachusetts) and statement for style; and updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that expand qualifying reasons for leave to include reproductive loss events, effective November 21, 2024. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees; Accrual Method]: Massachusetts

  Updated title (formerly Sick Time Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees]: Massachusetts) and statement for style; and updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that expand qualifying reasons for leave to include reproductive loss events, effective November 21, 2024.

• Date:

  October 31, 2024

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

• 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.