Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  School Registration Leave Handbook Statement: District of Columbia

  District of Columbia employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of time off for the purpose of registration in a school or college and to demonstrate compliance with the law requiring time off for school registration. .

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  California Handbook Templates Now Offered as a State Supplement

  This resource summarizes changes to our California coverage in Handbook Templates from an integrated handbook to a California Supplement.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  About This State Supplement Handbook Statement: California

  California employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Recovery/Cool-Down Periods for Outdoor Workers Handbook Statement: California

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to address the Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Prevention for Outdoor Places of Employment standard.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Access to Personnel Files Handbook Statement: Minnesota

  Updated title and threshold to reflect an amendment that extends to all employers certain requirements that previously applied only to employers with 20 or more employees, effective July 1, 2024.

• Date:

  August 26, 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  Avoiding Costly Handbook Mistakes

  Companies can face legal consequences if an employee handbook is not well maintained. New data shows the benefits of using handbook maintenance software.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Illinois

  Updated threshold and statement to reflect that the template is intended to be used by employers with employees in Illinois but not with employees in Cook County or Chicago. 

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Illinois

  Updated threshold and statement to reflect that the template is intended to be used by employers with employees in Illinois but not with employees in Cook County or Chicago. 

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to address compliance with the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act; and updated statement and guidance to reflect rules implementing the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, effective March 14, 2024. 

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Cook County, Illinois

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to address compliance with the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act; and updated statement and guidance to reflect rules implementing the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, effective March 14, 2024.