Prohibited Conduct

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  Employee Handbooks

  Smoke-Free Workplace Handbook Statement: Vermont

  Vermont employers with enclosed workplace areas should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Weapons in the Workplace Handbook Statement: Mississippi

  Mississippi employers seeking to prevent workplace violence, provide notice that weapons will not be permitted inside the workplace and show their compliance with the Mississippi law that gives employees the right to maintain a lawfully possessed firearm inside a locked, personal vehicle should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Smoke-Free Workplace Handbook Statement: Hawaii

  Updated policy and guidance to reflect the prohibition of electronic smoking devices in the workplace, effective January 1, 2016.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Oklahoma

  Oklahoma employers that seek to show their compliance with Oklahoma's law prohibiting drivers from texting while driving, to promote driving safety and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for business-related purposes or in a company-owned vehicle should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Interactive Flowcharts

  Investigate a Claim of Sexual Harassment

  Use this flowchart to investigate a claim or report of sexual harassment in the workplace.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Smoke-Free Workplace Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Oregon employers with enclosed workplace areas seeking to inform employees that smoking is prohibited in the workplace and to demonstrate compliance with Oregon law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  How To

  How to Conduct an Internal Investigation

  When employers need to investigate claims of harassment, discrimination or other workplace misconduct, the process of conducting an effective internal investigation can be challenging. This step-by-step recitation of the important issues and pitfalls of internal investigations will guide employers through the process, removing the guesswork.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Mississippi

  Mississippi employers seeking to show their compliance with Mississippi's prohibition against texting and social networking while driving, to promote driving safety and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for work-related purposes or while driving a company-owned vehicle should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Legal Timetable

  Hawaii E-Cigarette Law to Take Effect

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  How To

  How to Terminate for FMLA Fraud or Abuse

  An employer may want to immediately terminate an employee it believes is abusing or fraudulently taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The employer would be wise to follow the steps in this How To before terminating an employee for FMLA fraud or abuse.