Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Michigan

  Updated guidance to reflect a legal development regarding the Paid Medical Leave Act.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: San Diego, California

  Updated title (formerly Paid Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement: San Diego, California) for style; and updated threshold, statement and guidance to address compliance with state sick leave law.  

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: San Diego, California

  San Diego employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with the San Diego Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance. This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Colorado

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect employment protections for organ donors, effective June 3, 2024.

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  50-State Charts

  Required Employee Handbook Policies by State and Municipality

  Updated to include additional information on covered employers under the Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan Handbook Addendum: New York.

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  Handbook Templates

  Meal Breaks for Minors Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect repeal of meal break requirement for minors 16 years of age and older, effective August 1, 2024. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Pregnancy and Parenting Leave Handbook Statement [1-49 Employees]: Minnesota

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Minnesota Pregnancy and Parenting Leave Act, effective August 1, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Pregnancy and Parenting Leave Handbook Statement [50+ Employees]: Minnesota

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Minnesota Pregnancy and Parenting Leave Act, effective August 1, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: Minnesota

  Updated statement to address time off to vote during the early voting period. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Pregnancy Accommodation Handbook Statement: Minnesota

  Updated statement to reflect amendments requiring an employer to maintain employee health care coverage during a leave of absence taken as a pregnancy accommodation, effective August 1, 2024.