Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Anti-Violence Handbook Statement

  Updated title (formerly Workplace Violence Handbook Statement); and updated statement and guidance to account for remote work environments and to reflect the National Labor Relations Board's Stericycle ruling.

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  Handbook Templates

  Voluntary Open-Door Policy Handbook Statement

  Updated statement to include language to address remote work.

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  Handbook Templates

  Purpose of Employee Handbook Statement

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Welcome Handbook Statement

  Updated statement to streamline the policy and improve readability.

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  Training

  Monitoring Employee Use of Employer Information Systems - Supervisor Training

  The Monitoring Employee Use of Employer Information Systems training session, which examines the law and best practices regarding employee use of an employer's information and technology systems, has been enhanced to improve the content and appearance of the PowerPoint presentation.

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  Handbook Templates

  Outside Employment Handbook Statement

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling.

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  Handbook Templates

  Disability Accommodation Handbook Statement

  Updated statement to remove reference to pregnancy accommodations covered under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, effective June 27, 2023, and reflected in the Pregnancy Accommodation Handbook Statement: Federal.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Maine

  Updated guidance to reflect amendment to equal pay law prohibiting race-based pay discrimination, effective October 25, 2023.

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  How To

  How to Protect and Manage Employee Privacy in the Workplace

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

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  Handbook Templates

  Acknowledgement and Receipt Handbook Statement

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling.