Recordkeeping

New and Updated

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Minnesota

  Updated to reflect the repeal of the Bloomington, Minnesota, paid sick leave law, effective April 27, 2026.

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  Letters and Forms

  California Request to Inspect or Copy Personnel File Form

  Updated to reflect an amendment regarding personnel file records to which an employee must be granted access, effective January 1, 2026. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  HR Management: California

  Updated to reflect an amendment regarding personnel file records to which an an employee must be granted access, effective January 1, 2026.

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2025 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect a development concerning earned paid leave in Maine.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Grants Employees Access to Education and Training Records in Personnel Files

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Pregnancy Accommodation Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to include information on the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  HR Management: Washington

  Updated to reflect amendments to the state personnel file law, effective July 27, 2025.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Access to Personnel Files Handbook Statement: Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the personnel file law, effective July 27, 2025.

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  May 20, 2025

  Type:

  News

  Washington Enacts Several New Employment Laws

  Bills signed into law by Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson in the past week touch on immigration, recordkeeping, workplace violence and more.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  HR Management: Illinois

  Updated to reflect amendments to the Personnel Record Review Act, including documents employees may request, procedures for submitting and responding to requests, and enforcement provisions, effective January 1, 2025.