Sick Leave, Texting While Driving and More: Handbook Statements Added and Amended

Author: Melissa Gonzalez Boyce, XpertHR Legal Editor

To ensure the most up-to-date coverage possible, the following state-specific content has been added to the Employee Handbooks tool.

• Paid Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement: California
• Paid Time Off - Hotel Workers Handbook Statement: Los Angeles, California
• Unpaid Sick Time- Hotel Workers Handbook Statement: Los Angeles, California
• Paid Sick Time Handbook Statement [11+ Employees]: Massachusetts
• Sick Time Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees]: Massachusetts
• Schedules, Hours and Retention of Retail Workers Handbook Statement: San Francisco, California
• Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Mississippi
• Weapons in the Workplace Handbook Statement: Tennessee

The Tables of Contents for the California, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Tennessee handbooks have also been updated.

Additionally, existing state specific policy statements have been updated:

• EEO Handbook Statement: Florida
• EEO Handbook Statement: Indiana
• Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: California
• Military Leave Handbook Statement: Kansas

Employers with employees in these states should use these revised statements in their handbook.

The National Handbook has also been updated to include a Social Media Handbook Statement.