Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Chicago, Illinois

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to paid sick leave requirements, effective August 1, 2021.

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  Checklists

  Update Your Employee Handbook With 2021 Developments Checklist

  Updated to reflect Arkansas law regarding storing firearms in parking lots, effective July 30, 2021, and Iowa's expansion of military leave protections, effective July 1, 2021.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Military Leave Handbook Statement: Iowa

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect expansion of military leave protections, effective July 1, 2021.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Weapons in the Workplace Handbook Statement: Arkansas

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect development regarding storing firearms in employer parking lots.

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  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: Connecticut

  Updated guidance to reflect forthcoming developments relating to erased criminal history record information and recreational marijuana.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Vacation Handbook Statement: California

  Updated statement and guidance to address forced use of vacation and payout of vacation time.

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  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: Virginia

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect expansion of discrimination protections based on military status, effective July 1, 2021.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Vacation/Paid Time Off (PTO) Handbook Statement: New Mexico

  New Mexico employers that elect to pay vacation or paid time off (PTO) upon termination should include this statement in their handbook to indicate that New Mexico employees will receive pay for accrued but unused vacation or PTO upon termination of employment.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Vacation Handbook Statement: Colorado

  Updated threshold and guidance to include information on Colorado Supreme Court decision regarding payout of accrued vacation time on termination of employment.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking Victim Leave Handbook Statement: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments expanding the definition of domestic violence, effective May 11, 2021.