Employers seeking to establish expectations for meal and rest breaks and demonstrate compliance with applicable federal and/or state law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) seeking to establish terms and procedures for on-call time should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Employers seeking to provide an overview of the paid and unpaid time off available to employees should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Alaska employers with four or more employees that have nonexempt employees who work an excess of 40 hours in a week or more than eight hours in a workday should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Alaska employers with minor employees (those under age 18) that seek to inform the minor employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with Alaska law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Maryland employers that maintain a retail establishment in Maryland with at least 50 or more retail employees or who own one or more retail establishments with franchises working with the same trade name and have at least 50 or more retail employees in Maryland for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar in the current or preceding year should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Maryland's wage and hour law exempts from its minimum wage and/or overtime requirements certain employees, including executives, administrators, professionals and computer employees. This guide provides an in-depth review of Maine employment law requirements with respect to employee classification, including minimum salary levels and other exemption criteria.