Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Chicago, Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to remove reference to final pay provisions for medium size employers that were in effect between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. 

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Rhode Island

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the state's ban on hairstyle discrimination, 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

  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 [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.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: West Virginia

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

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Discussion of Wages Handbook Statement: Washington

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

• Date:

  June 23, 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  Mitigate AI Risks with Policies

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has many potential benefits, but employers must clearly define a policy for its use to ensure it does not pose risks for data security or ethics.