Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2025 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect developments concerning paid leave in Chicago; the safe driving law in Louisiana; paid sick leave in Missouri; hairstyle discrimination in Rhode Island; and access to personnel files in Washington.

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  Handbook Templates

  Pregnancy Accommodation Handbook Statement: Minnesota

  Updated guidance to include information on pregnancy accommodations under the Minneapolis antidiscrimination ordinance.

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  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the state safe driving law, effective August 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Access to Personnel Files Handbook Statement: Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the personnel file law, effective July 27, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated statement and guidance to remove reference to final pay provisions for medium size employers that were in effect between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Chicago, Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to remove reference to final pay provisions for medium size employers that were in effect between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. 

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the state's ban on hairstyle discrimination, effective July 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated threshold to reflect the repeal of the paid sick leave law, effective August 28, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated threshold to reflect the repeal of the paid sick leave law, effective August 28, 2025.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

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

  Updated threshold to reflect the repeal of the paid sick leave law, effective August 28, 2025.