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Policies and Procedures

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    Editor's Choice

    Coming Soon

    Enhanced to include information on forthcoming updates to the Employee Handbook resource.

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    Employee Handbooks

    Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: Georgia

    Updated statement to include option to offer nonexempt employees either paid or unpaid time off to vote.

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    Employee Handbooks

    EEO Handbook Statement: New Mexico

    Updated statement and guidance to reflect the state’s ban on discrimination based on military status, effective May 16, 2024; and updated guidance to reflect amended definitions of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions under the New Mexico Human Rights Act.

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    Employee Handbooks

    Military Leave Handbook Statement: Utah

    Utah employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for military duty and to demonstrate their compliance with Utah's military leave law.

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    Employee Handbooks

    Juvenile Court Order Compliance Leave Handbook Statement: North Carolina

    North Carolina employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for parents and guardians of juveniles under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court to comply with certain orders from that court.

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    Employee Handbooks

    Paid Sick and Safe Leave and Public Health Emergency Leave [Accrual Method] Handbook Statement: Colorado

    Updated statement and guidance to reflect amended rules regarding the pay rate for sick and safe leave, effective April 1, 2024.

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    Employee Handbooks

    Whistleblower Protections Handbook Statement: New York

    New York employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees, including supervisors, about protections from retaliation provided by New York's Labor Law and to help ensure that employees who engage in activity protected under that law are not subject to retaliation.

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    Policies and Procedures

    Retaliation Policy

    Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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    Employee Handbooks

    Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [10+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: San Francisco, California

    San Francisco employers with 10 or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with San Francisco's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

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    Employee Handbooks

    Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-9 Employees; Lump Sum Method]: San Francisco, California

    San Francisco employers with fewer than 10 employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with San Francisco's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

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Guidance on creating and implementing HR policies that provide employees and supervisors standards and procedures with which they should comply.