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Employee Handbooks

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    Employee Handbooks

    Conflicts of Interest Handbook Statement

    Updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling.

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    Employee Handbooks

    School Conferences and Activities Leave Handbook Statement: Minnesota

    Updated statement and guidance to reflect the removal of the length of service requirement for eligible employees, effective July 1, 2023.

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    Employee Handbooks

    Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Missouri

    Missouri employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to show their compliance with Missouri's Siddens Bening Hands Free Law, to promote driving safety, and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for work-related purposes or in a company-owned vehicle.

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    How To

    How to Monitor Employee Telephone Use

    Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

  • Date:
    September 21, 2023
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    Commentary and Insights

    Q&A: How Employers Can Navigate the NLRB's Stericycle Decision

    On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in Stericycle Inc., marking a dramatic shift in the legal landscape for employers. In this article, employment law attorney David Phippen answers questions on what Stericycle Inc. means for employers and practical steps they can take under the new standard.

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    How To

    How to Amend an Employee Handbook

    Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

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    Letters and Forms

    Employee Handbook Acknowledgement and Consent Form

    Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

  • Type:
    Letters and Forms

    Disclaimer Form

    Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

  • Type:
    Employee Handbooks

    Standards of Conduct Handbook Statement

    Updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling and to account for remote work environments.

  • Type:
    Employee Handbooks

    Leave for State Board or Commission Service Handbook Statement: Oregon

    Oregon employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of time off to serve as an appointed member of a state board or commission and to show their compliance with Oregon's state board or commission leave law.

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HR guidance on how to create employee handbooks that includes all employment policies and practices.