Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  About This State Supplement Handbook Statement: Alaska

  Alaska employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Pregnancy Accommodation Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers with 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year are required by law to include this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Deployment of Family Member in the Armed Services Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers with 50 or more employees seeking to advise employees about the availability of leave for servicemembers' families and demonstrate compliance with Maryland law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Civil Air Patrol Leave Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers with more than 15 employees that seek to advise employees about the availability of leave for Civil Air Patrol missions and demonstrate their compliance with Maryland's Civil Air Patrol Leave Act should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers seeking to advise employees about the availability of time off for voting and demonstrate compliance with Maryland's voting leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Jury Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave to serve as a juror and demonstrate their compliance with Maryland's jury duty leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Crime Victim Leave Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave for crime victims and demonstrate compliance with Maryland's crime victim leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Meal and Rest Breaks for Retail Employees Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers that maintain a retail establishment in Maryland with at least 50 or more retail employees or who own one or more retail establishments with franchises working with the same trade name and have at least 50 or more retail employees in Maryland for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar in the current or preceding year should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Performance Reviews Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to provide employees with information on the review process including a description of the employer's philosophy on performance reviews, how often they are conducted and whether employment decisions will be made based on the performance review should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Payment of Wages Handbook Statement

  Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.