Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  EEO Handbook Statement: Minnesota

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state medical cannabis laws, effective May 24, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Iowa

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment removing gender identity as a protected characteristic under state law, effective July 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Iowa

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment prohibiting drivers from using an electronic device for any reason, effective July 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment Handbook Statement: District of Columbia

  Updated statement to reflect amendment defining sexual harassment to include conduct based on gender, effective March 21, 2025.

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  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [10+ Employees; Employees Working in Chain Establishments; Lump Sum Method]: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Philadelphia employers with 10 or more employees, or Philadelphia employers of any size that are chain establishments, that wish to provide sick leave using the lump sum method rather than the accrual method should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of sick leave and to show their compliance with Philadelphia's Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Ordinance.

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  Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-9 Employees; Excluding Chain Establishments; Lump Sum Method]: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Philadelphia employers with fewer than 10 employees, that are not chain establishments, that wish to provide sick leave using the lump sum method rather than the accrual method should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of sick leave and to show their compliance with Philadelphia's Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Ordinance.

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  Handbook Templates

  Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-9 Employees, Excluding Chain Establishments; Accrual Method]: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Updated title, statement and guidance for style and updated threshold to reflect the elimination of the handbook notice requirement under the POWER Act, effective May 27, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [10+ Employees; Employees Working in Chain Establishments; Accrual Method]: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Updated title, statement and guidance for style and updated threshold to reflect the elimination of the handbook notice requirement under the POWER Act, effective May 27, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Jury Duty Leave Handbook Statement [11+ Employees]: New York

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment to jury duty leave law increasing minimum juror daily wages, effective June 8, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  About This State Supplement Handbook Statement: New York

  Updated guidance to include information on the requirements of the Retail Worker Safety Act, effective June 2, 2025.