Employee Handbooks

All Items: Time Off and Leaves of Absence

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-55 Employees; Accrual Method]: Emeryville, California

    Emeryville employers with 55 or fewer employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the accrual method, and to show their compliance with Emeryville's Minimum Wage and 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.

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [26+ Employees, Lump Sum Method]: Santa Monica, California

    Santa Monica employers with 26 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 the Santa Monica Minimum Wage Ordinance (SMMWO). This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA). It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-25 Employees, Lump Sum Method]: Santa Monica, California

    Santa Monica employers with 25 or fewer 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 the Santa Monica Minimum Wage Ordinance (SMMWO). This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA). It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [26+ Employees, Accrual Method]: Santa Monica, California

    Santa Monica employers with 26 or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the accrual method, and to show their compliance with the Santa Monica Minimum Wage Ordinance (SMMWO). This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA). It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-25 Employees, Accrual Method]: Santa Monica, California

    Santa Monica employers with 25 or fewer employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the accrual method, and to show their compliance with the Santa Monica Minimum Wage Ordinance (SMMWO). This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA). It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

  • Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Massachusetts

    Updated statement and guidance to address the use of employer-provided paid leave to supplement paid family and medical leave benefits.

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Minneapolis employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave and to show their compliance with the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance. This policy also covers the Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time Law. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

  • Sick and Safe Time Notice of Employee Rights Handbook Addendum: Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Minneapolis employers that provide an employee handbook are required by law to include in the handbook a notice of employee rights and remedies under the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance. Employers are not required to use the sample notice provided by the city but can fulfill this legal requirement by including the city's notice as an addendum to their handbook.

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Updated title (formerly Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement [6+ Employees: Accrual Method]: Minneapolis, Minnesota), threshold, statement and guidance to incorporate state sick leave law.

  • Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-4 Employees and Net Income of Less Than $1,000,000; Lump Sum Method]: New York City, New York

    Employers with four or fewer employees in New York City and a net income of less than $1,000,000 should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave and to show their compliance with New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act. This policy also covers the New York Sick and Safe Leave Law. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local laws.

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National and state employee handbook articles with guidance and policy statements for employers relating to time off and leaves of absence.