California employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act and California Labor Code and Wage Orders should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
California employers seeking to provide an overview of their typical hours of operation, outline expectations regarding when employees report to work and establish employer discretion to modify the work schedule as needed to meet operational demands should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Washington employers seeking to encourage and demonstrate compliance with the state's meal and rest break requirements should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Maine employers should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, on the availability of unpaid break time and private locations for employees to express breast milk and to demonstrate their compliance with Maine's lactation accommodation law.
Hawaii employers seeking to encourage and demonstrate compliance with Hawaii law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Minnesota employers seeking to encourage and demonstrate compliance with the state's meal and rest break requirements should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Rhode Island employers seeking to show their compliance with the Rhode Island law requiring that employers provide unpaid break time and reasonable locations for employees to express breast milk should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Employers with five or more employees that do business within Rhode Island should consider including this statement in their handbook to promote and demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's meal breaks law.
Connecticut employers seeking to inform employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with the law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
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