Employee Handbooks

All Items: Time Off and Leaves of Absence

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: St. Paul, Minnesota

    Updated title (formerly Paid Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: St. Paul Minnesota), threshold, statement and guidance to incorporate state sick leave law; and updated statement and guidance to reflect the city’s amended administrative rules, effective January 8, 2024. 

  • Time Off to Vote Handbook Statement: Minnesota

    Updated guidance to address time off to vote during the early voting period.

  • Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [56+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Emeryville, California

    Emeryville employers with 56 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 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 [56+ Employees; Accrual Method]: Emeryville, California

    Emeryville employers with 56 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 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 [1-55 Employees; Lump Sum 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 lump sum 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 [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.

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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.