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    Are You Making This Common Mistake in Your Employee Handbook?

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    An employee handbook is a powerful tool for employers: it promotes safety, helps ensure HR compliance, reduces the company’s risk and exposure, and nurtures corporate culture. A staff handbook can’t offer any of these benefits if employers make this significant mistake, though: borrowing an unedited employee manual from another organization. Read the article to:

    • Find out the four reasons why using a borrowed employee handbook and employee policies is a critical mistake
    • Learn out how an employee manual assists employers in attracting and retaining top talent
    • Understand why employee handbooks need to be written based on the employer size
    • Uncover the reason a borrowed handbook may jeopardize an employer’s compliance with their industry standards

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    Employee Handbooks: 5 Essential HR Compliance Updates

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    Employers have spent most of 2020 and early 2021 focusing on employee policies for COVID. In addition to the pandemic, employers should ensure other sections of their employee handbook are in HR compliance. Here are five HR and compliance updates that MP’s HR services experts predict will heavily impact the second half of 2021. Read the article to:
    • Find out five areas of HR compliance in which employers will see dramatic changes
    • Get key strategic planning tips to prepare for these compliance updates
    • Learn how to avoid fines, complaints, audits, and legal action
    • Discover how to handle existing non-compete agreements
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    Marijuana Regulations: Key Updates for Employee Handbook Substance Abuse Policies

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    Employers may be focusing on COVID safety and COVID vaccination policies right now. However, there’s another topic that HR compliance experts are also concerned about: HR legal compliance and marijuana laws. The Biden-Harris administration has pledged to decriminalize marijuana use and reduce or eliminate imprisonment solely for marijuana infractions on a federal level. This pledge has given extra steam to state efforts. Currently, 35 states have approved medical marijuana use, with 15 approving recreational use. Read the article to:
    • Learn how to review and update employee policies and employee handbooks for optimal HR compliance with marijuana laws
    • Discover why remote employees might require multi˙ple drug use policies (or employee manuals)
    • Find out if local medical or recreational marijuana laws supersede industrial safety standards
    • Get tips on protecting workplaces from lawsuits related to marijuana usage and rights
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    5 Best Practices for Updating an Employee Handbook in 2021

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    Updating your employee handbook yearly is critical for HR compliance, but in 2021 it’s imperative. The pandemic has brought on a myriad of changes in the workplace: safety concerns, remote work, and hybrid work models, as well as state-mandated PTO and sick time requirements for employee policies. To avoid costly lawsuits due to compliance and maintain workplace safety, employers should utilize this guide from MP’s HR services team to update their staff handbook. Read the article to:

    • Find out how to develop a comprehensive telework policy
    • Learn the best approach for COVID vaccination policies
    • Get tips on updating sick leave and PTO policies for full compliance
    • Uncover what elements a COVID safety policy must include

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    Employee Handbook Updates: How to Ensure Compliance in 2021 and Beyond

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    Every year in July and August, employers should prepare to update their employee handbook and employee policies. New federal laws and guidance for HR and compliance come into effect around this time of year. MP’s HR services team has also been watching the upcoming litigation trends and agendas from various departments, like the Department of Labor (DOL). Read the article to:
    • Learn critical HR compliance updates that employers should prepare for in 2021 and beyond
    • Uncover the common types of lawsuits employers are battling post-pandemic
    • Find out how OSHA is assisting small businesses
    • Outline wage and hour violations that businesses must maintain compliance in to avoid lawsuits in 2021
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    Managing Employee Time Off Requests: Policies for the Post-Pandemic Surge

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    With vaccination rates high and COVID cases low, workplaces are experiencing a surge of PTO requests. The influx of vacation requests is caused by a variety of reasons including:
    • Long-delayed vacations
    • Family visits
    • Delayed weddings or family reunions.
    It’s imperative for employers to have a clear PTO policy to help managers prioritize requests and reduce pushback from employees. In this article, MP’s HR services team offers guidance on how employers develop a comprehensive time off request policy for their employee handbooks. Read the article to:
    • Learn the specific information MP’s HR experts recommend including in a PTO policy
    • Find out how to distribute a vacation and PTO policy for HR compliance and optimal efficacy
    • Get tips on boosting employee engagement while creating a PTO policy
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