Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Harassment and Retaliation Prevention Handbook Statement [1-4 Employees]: California

  Under review in relation to amendments to the Fair Employment and Housing Act, effective January 1, 2025. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Prevention Handbook Statement [5+ Employees]: California

  Under review in relation to amendments to the Fair Employment and Housing Act, effective January 1, 2025.  

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  Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment Handbook Statement [15+ Employees]

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the EEOC’s updated enforcement guidance released in April 2024. 

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  Weapons in the Workplace Handbook Statement: West Virginia

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state law regarding employees' ability to store firearms in their vehicles on employer property, effective June 6, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: Georgia

  Updated statement to include option to offer nonexempt employees either paid or unpaid time off to vote.

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  EEO Handbook Statement: New Mexico

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the state’s ban on discrimination based on military status, effective May 16, 2024; and updated guidance to reflect amended definitions of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions under the New Mexico Human Rights Act.

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  Military Leave Handbook Statement: Utah

  Utah employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for military duty and to demonstrate their compliance with Utah's military leave law.

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  Juvenile Court Order Compliance Leave Handbook Statement: North Carolina

  North Carolina employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for parents and guardians of juveniles under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court to comply with certain orders from that court.

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  Paid Sick and Safe Leave and Public Health Emergency Leave [Accrual Method] Handbook Statement: Colorado

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amended rules regarding the pay rate for sick and safe leave, effective April 1, 2024.

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  Whistleblower Protections Handbook Statement: New York

  New York employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees, including supervisors, about protections from retaliation provided by New York's Labor Law and to help ensure that employees who engage in activity protected under that law are not subject to retaliation.