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Employee Handbooks

The handbook is both shield and liability: the at-will disclaimer that protects you, the promised procedures that bind you, and the policies states increasingly require in writing.

Handbook Policies the NLRB Keeps Striking Down
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Handbook Policies the NLRB Keeps Striking Down
The handbook rules that violate the NLRA in non-union workplaces — pay secrecy, overbroad confidentiality, civility codes — and the Stericycle standard.
9 min read
The Annual Handbook Update Checklist
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The Annual Handbook Update Checklist
The yearly handbook review — what changed in law, what changed in practice, the NLRA pass, and the re-acknowledgment cycle.
8 min read
State Handbook Addenda: Policies That Can't Be National
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State Handbook Addenda: Policies That Can't Be National
Which handbook policies must vary by state — leave, final pay, breaks, monitoring notices — and how to structure the addenda.
9 min read
The At-Will Disclaimer: Getting It Right
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The At-Will Disclaimer: Getting It Right
Drafting the at-will disclaimer that actually holds — required elements, placement, the Montana exception, and the failure cases.
8 min read
What Belongs in an Employee Handbook
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What Belongs in an Employee Handbook
The policies a handbook legally needs, the promises it must not make, and the structure that survives growth and litigation.
10 min read

State rules, by state

Verified against each state's statute or labor agency.