Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Adoption Leave Handbook Statement: Alabama

  Alabama employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave to care for an adopted child and to demonstrate compliance with Alabama's Adoption Promotion Act should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Time Off on Veterans Day Handbook Statement: Tennessee

  Tennessee employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees, including supervisors, about the availability of time off for qualifying veterans on Veterans Day and to demonstrate their compliance with Tennessee law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Time Handbook Statement: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments regarding eligibility of employees who are members of a construction labor union covered by a collective bargaining agreement, effective April 15, 2022.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Jury and Witness Duty Leave Handbook Statement: Florida

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to include leave to appear as a witness.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Utah

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments relating to the use of wireless communication devices while driving, effective May 4, 2022.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Should an employer with remote workers include a remote work policy in its handbook?

• Date:

  April 26, 2022

  Type:

  Benchmarking and Surveys

  Employee Handbooks 2022: Survey Report

  In this report, we examine the critical questions around employee handbooks, such as approaches to multi-jurisdictional compliance, challenges, resources, and more.

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  Quick Reference

  Inclusive Language at Work: What to Use and What to Avoid

  This chart will assist employers and employees alike in ensuring they use inclusive language so that all feel that they are welcome, seen, heard and respected, regardless of their backgrounds.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Florida

  Florida employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to show their compliance with Florida's Ban on Texting While Driving Law, to promote driving safety, and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for work-related purposes or while driving a company-owned vehicle.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Meal Breaks for Minors Handbook Statement: Florida

  Florida employers that employ minor employees (those under age 18) should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform the minor employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with Florida meal breaks for minors law.