Workplace Policy Handbook & Forms for 2022

Clear, written employee policies assist both employers and employees to navigate the oft-times murky field of California employment law.  They are the foundation for workplace legal compliance and productivity.

Now is the time to get these policies in place or upgrade what you do have.  We offer “hire-to-fire” forms, as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date employee manual.

Updated for 2022, our model forms include:

• Workforce COVID protocols;
• Vaccination promotion, requirements and procedures;
• Paid sick leave benefits under federal and California directives;
• Employment application and accompanying job description template(including key requirements for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and California’s constitutional privacy protections);
• Pre-employment protocols (properly positioning the process to meet changing legal requirements);
• Employment agreement (including non-disclosure of private company data);
• Alternative dispute resolution agreement (also properly setting terms to match changing standards for private mediation and arbitration in lieu of court action);
• Meal and rest period acknowledgments (confirming employer provision of required breaks); and
• Termination policy, checklist and standard release (to be applied as appropriate for full transition and greater protection against later, preventable suits).

Our comprehensive model employee handbook, 2022 edition, includes (but is not limited to):

• Conditions of company employment, including mutual “at will” termination rights;
• Discrimination and harassment, prevention and handling (including recently enacted pandemic-driven standards);
• Employee compensation;
• Employee benefits;
• Employee job performance;
• Limits of employee privacy, including valid management access to employee-maintained databases and social media guidelines;
• Paid and unpaid leaves;
• Workplace health and safety;
• Job-related injury or illness, including prevention plan priorities; and
• Drug and alcohol policy, including testing and violations procedures and standards.

To order or for more information, contact Office Manager Aimee Rosales at 626.583.6600 or email her at officemgr@tbowleslaw.com.