Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  50-State Charts

  Documents to Provide During Employment by State

  Updated to reflect Rhode Island's new model notice regarding menopause protections.

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  Editor's Choice

  Coming Soon

  Updated to include information on the forthcoming Emergency Responder Leave Handbook Statement: Montana, the Civil Air Patrol Leave Handbook Statement: Nevada, and Handbook Template updates in the Nevada supplement.

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2025 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect developments concerning paid prenatal personal leave in New York City and the parental and family leave law in Vermont.

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  Handbook Templates

  Parental, Exigency, Safe and Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement [10-14 Employees]: Vermont

  Updated title (formerly Parental Leave Handbook Statement [10-14 Employees]: Vermont), threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act, effective July 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Family, Medical, Parental, Exigency, Safe and Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement [15-49 Employees]: Vermont

  Updated title (formerly Parental and Family Leave Handbook Statement [15-19 Employees]: Vermont), threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act, effective July 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Family, Medical, Parental, Exigency, Safe and Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement [50+ Employees]: Vermont

  Updated title (formerly Parental and Family Leave Handbook Statement [50+ Employees]: Vermont), threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act, effective July 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Prenatal Personal Leave Handbook Statement: New York City, New York

  Employers with one or more employees in New York City should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of paid prenatal personal leave (PPPL) under the city's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act and New York's Sick and Safe Leave Law, and to show their compliance with the PPPL requirements under both laws.

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  Handbook Templates

  Short-Term Family Leave Handbook Statement: Vermont

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect an amendment expanding the definition of qualifying family member, effective July 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: West Virginia

  Updated guidance to reflect the definition of "sex" under state law, effective June 9, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Washington

  Updated guidance to reflect an amendment to Washington’s equal pay law that prohibits pay discrimination based on membership in any protected class, effective July 1, 2025.