Employee handbooks should include equal employment opportunity policies Employee handbooks should include policies addressing health and safety in the workplace Creating an employee handbook can seem ...

As we prepare for 2025, it’s essential to update your employee handbook to reflect the latest legal requirements, workplace trends, and best practices. Now is an opportune time to review and revise ...

As we’ve said before, one of the easiest and least expensive tools for businesses to reduce liability and insulate from (at least some) risk, is often the one most frequently overlooked. Creating, ...

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The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners tabled approval of a new employee policy handbook on Monday, citing concerns over a policy regarding the termination of employees and the accompanying ...

As a business owner, there are certain things that I inevitably put off until later. For many of my clients, the number one “put it off until tomorrow” activity is completing an employee handbook or ...

Effective July 1, 2025, all New Hampshire employers with six or more employees will be required to provide nursing-mother employees with 30-minute unpaid lactation breaks for every three hours of work ...

Last week, I wrote about the importance of developing an employee handbook. In response, several readers asked me about writing specific policies, namely the equal employment opportunity and ...