Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Policies and Procedures

  Retaliation Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [10+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: San Francisco, California

  San Francisco employers with 10 or more employees 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 San Francisco's Paid Sick Leave 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

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-9 Employees; Lump Sum Method]: San Francisco, California

  San Francisco employers with fewer than 10 employees 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 San Francisco's Paid Sick Leave 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

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [10+ Employees; Accrual Method]: San Francisco, California

  Updated title (formerly Paid Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement [10+ Employees; Accrual Method]: San Francisco, 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 [1-9 Employees; Accrual Method]: San Francisco, California

  Updated title (formerly Paid Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement [1-9 Employees; Accrual Method]: San Francisco, California) for style; and updated threshold, statement and guidance to address compliance with state sick leave law.  

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement [15+ Employees]

  Updated title (formerly EEO Handbook Statement [20+ Employees]), threshold, statement and guidance to include coverage for employers with 15 or more employees in order to consolidate handbook statements.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Searches and Inspections of Employer Property Used by Employees Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Document Retention Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Handbook Templates

  Requests for Schedule Changes Handbook Statement: New York City, New York

  Updated guidance to reflect requirement that employers distribute information about the temporary schedule changes law to employees, effective March 4, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Los Angeles, California

  Updated title (formerly Paid Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Los Angeles, California) for style; and updated threshold, statement and guidance to address compliance with state sick leave law.