Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Return of Company Property Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to advise employees of their responsibility to return company property when separating employment should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  References/Verifications of Employment Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to advise employees whom within the company is authorized to respond to requests for references or verifications of employment as well as the limited scope of information the company will provide in response to such requests should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Exit Interviews Handbook Statement

  Employers seeking to advise employees of the company's exit process should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Emergency Responder Leave Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers seeking to inform employees about the availability of leave to allow covered employees to respond to certain emergencies and demonstrate compliance with Maryland's volunteer emergency workers leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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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

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Maryland employers seeking to demonstrate compliance with Maryland's texting/emailing while driving law, to promote driving safety and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for business-related purposes or in a company-owned vehicle should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Alaska

  Alaska employers with one or more employees should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Access to Personnel Files Handbook Statement: Alaska

  Alaska employers seeking to inform employees of the rules surrounding the review of their personnel files should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Overtime Handbook Statement: Alaska

  Alaska employers with four or more employees that have nonexempt employees who work an excess of 40 hours in a week or more than eight hours in a workday should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.