Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: South Dakota

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state medical cannabis law that strengthen protections for employers, effective July 1, 2024.

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  50-State Charts

  Documents to Provide During Employment by State

  Updated to include required documentation for multiple jurisdictions, including forthcoming amendments to the California domestic violence and crime victim leave employer notice requirements.

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  Handbook Templates

  Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: District of Columbia

  Updated guidance to reflect final rules clarifying requirements regarding employee requests for leave and employer notice, effective May 10, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Delaware

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect law prohibiting discrimination based on housing status, effective September 26, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Jury and Witness Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Utah

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect the state’s witness duty leave law. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Political Opinions Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Louisiana employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees, including supervisors, about their policy against voter intimidation and to demonstrate compliance with Louisiana's political opinions law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that expand qualifying reasons for paid family and medical leave benefits to include reasons related to sexual assault, effective October 1, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Family Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Leave Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the family violence victim leave law requiring leave for reasons related to sexual assault, effective October 1, 2024. 

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Maryland

  Updated statement to reflect amendment to the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act that prohibits discrimination based on military status; and updated guidance to reflect amendment to the equal pay law to cover additional protected characteristics, both effective October 1, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated statement to include information on prohibited discrimination based on disability and prohibited sexual harassment of unpaid interns.