Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Schedules and Hours for Retail and Food Services Workers Handbook Statement: Seattle, Washington

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Secure Scheduling Ordinance.

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  How To

  How to Determine Whether Employee Needs to Execute a Nondisclosure Agreement

  Updated to reflect the federal tax reform law's effect on nondisclosure agreements.

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  Handbook Templates

  Emergency Responder Leave Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Illinois employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave for volunteer emergency responders and to demonstrate compliance with Illinois law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Discussion of Wages Handbook Statement: California

  California employers seeking to emphasize compliance with, and educate their workforces about this law, should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: California

  California employers with employees who drive for work-related purposes, who use a company-issued electronic device while driving or who are likely to use a personal device for work-related reasons while driving should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Meal Breaks Handbook Statement: Maine

  Maine employers seeking to inform employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with the law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment Handbook Statement: Maine

  Maine employers seeking to demonstrate their commitment to a workplace free of harassment and compliance with the Maine Human Rights Act should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Military Leave Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments addressing leave rights of National Guard members, effective October 1, 2017.

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  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments relating to the use of a cell phone while driving, effective October 1, 2017.

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  Handbook Templates

  Religious Accommodation Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Illinois employers with one or more employees are required by law to include a statement in their handbook to provide notice of protections for employee religious practices under the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA). The IHRA requires that employers include information about employee rights under the IHRA in any employee handbook.