Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Pregnancy Disability Leave Handbook Statement: Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the paid family and medical leave law, effective January 1, 2020; and the repeal of the Washington Family Leave Act.

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  Employment Law Guide

  New Hire Paperwork: Vermont

  Updated to include information regarding Form W-4VT, effective January 1, 2020.

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  Editor's Choice

  Office Pools, Bracket Challenges and Fantasy Leagues: What's an Employer's Best Bet?

  Workplace betting pools offer opportunities to engage with employees' interests and boost morale. Brightmine offers many tools and resources to help an employer meet workplace productivity goals while workers enjoy the big game.

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  Handbook Templates

  Lactation Accommodation Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Updated threshold and guidance to reflect law regarding pregnancy and lactation accommodations, effective January 1, 2020.

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  Handbook Templates

  Day of Rest for Retail Employees Handbook Statement: Texas

  Texas retail establishments seeking to inform employees, including supervisors, about day of rest requirements should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Overtime Handbook Statement

  Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) seeking to address the circumstances under which employees classified by the employer as nonexempt will receive overtime pay should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Employee Classifications Handbook Statement

  Updated guidance to reflect final overtime rule updating and revising the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption requirements, effective January 1, 2020.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Multistate Employer

  This guide helps multistate employers understand their compliance obligations under state laws covering hiring, termination, handbooks, discrimination, wages and hours, employee privacy, health and safety, leaves of absence, health care benefits and more.

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  Handbook Templates

  Organ Donor Leave Handbook Statement: California

  California employers with 15 or more employees seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of organ donor leave and to show their compliance with California's Michelle Maykin Memorial Donation Protection Act should consider including this model policy this statement in their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Lactation Accommodation Handbook Statement: California

  California employers seeking to encourage and demonstrate compliance with the California law requiring employers to provide unpaid break time and a private room or location for employees to express breast milk are required by law to include this model policy statement in their handbook .