Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

• Type:

  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

  EEO Handbook Statement: Washington

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

• Date:

  June 23, 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: Compliant Employment Policies and Handbooks - Adapting in Times of Change

  In this 60-minute webinar, attorney Kate Bischoff, founder of k8bisch LLC, a law and HR consulting firm in Minneapolis, examines ways to handle policy development in the current evolving environment.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Nebraska

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment prohibiting discrimination based on military or veteran status, effective June 4, 2025.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Scheduling for Part-Time Employees Handbook Statement: Everett, Washington

  Everett employers that are covered under the city's minimum wage ordinance should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about additional hours of work that may be available to part-time employees and to show their compliance with the Everett ordinance addressing Fair Labor Standards, effective July 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  School Conference Leave Handbook Statement: Indiana

  Indiana employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of leave to attend a school attendance conference or case conference committee meeting and to show their compliance with Indiana's school conference leave law, effective July 1, 2025.