Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Access to Personnel Files Handbook Statement: Wisconsin

  Wisconsin employers seeking to inform employees, including supervisors, about their rights with regard to reviewing and contesting information contained in their personnel files and to demonstrate compliance with the Wisconsin law regarding access to personnel files should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

• Date:

  August 20, 2020

  Type:

  Benchmarking and Surveys

  Employee Handbooks 2020: HR & Compliance Center Survey Report

  In this survey report, Brightmine explores the critical field of employee handbooks, including handbook creation and revision, distribution, approaches to multi-jurisdictional compliance, challenges, and resources.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: Utah

  Updated guidance to reflect voter protection amendments, effective May 12, 2020.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Lactation Accommodation Handbook Statement: South Carolina

  South Carolina employers seeking to show their compliance with South Carolina's law regarding lactation accommodation should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  School Visitation Leave Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to School Visitation Rights Act, effective August 1, 2020.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Arizona

  Arizona employers should consider including this statement in their handbook. Arizona has a number of laws addressing discrimination and/or harassment, which differ in terms of what characteristics they protect and what employers are covered.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Indiana

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment relating to the use of an electronic communication device while driving, effective July 1, 2020.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: South Dakota

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment to the prohibition on cell phone use while driving, effective July 1, 2020.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Idaho

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment relating to the use of a mobile electronic device while driving, effective July 1, 2020.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Discussion of Wages Handbook Statement: Virginia

  Virginia employers seeking to emphasize compliance with, and educate their workforces about this law, should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.