{"id":6385,"date":"2015-11-10T02:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T02:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youngwooldridge.com\/?p=6385"},"modified":"2015-11-10T02:00:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T02:00:42","slug":"employee-handbooks-employment-and-labor-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/employee-handbooks-employment-and-labor-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Handbooks | Employment and Labor Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Employee Handbooks\u00a0| Employment and Labor Law<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Drafting Effective Employee Handbooks<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngwooldridge.com\/employment-and-labor-law\/\">Employment and Labor Law<\/a> |\u00a0Unfortunately, it is common for new hires and existing employees to put employee handbooks aside with little consideration. Nevertheless, comprehensive employee handbooks are an important tool employers can use to minimize their liability exposure and position themselves to defend against allegations of workplace discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>A well-crafted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calchamber.com\/california-employment-law\/pages\/employee-handbook.aspx\">employee handbook<\/a> provides concrete evidence of your policies regarding numerous issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disciplinary processes<\/li>\n<li>Performance review processes<\/li>\n<li>Harassment reporting procedures<\/li>\n<li>Policies on discrimination and harassment<\/li>\n<li>Policies mandated by state or federal law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Putting these policies and processes in writing and distributing them to employees can provide a defense against allegations of arbitrary or discriminatory conduct toward employees down the road. Providing clear procedures for reporting harassment in the workplace can also help mitigate employer liability for harassment perpetrated by other employees. These are just some of the reasons why various organizations, including the California Chamber of Commerce, enthusiastically recommend employers take the time to compile and distribute such a document.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all these benefits, however, employers must still be careful. If it is carelessly compiled, an employee handbook can actually increase liability risks and can also create compliance issues. Furthermore, employers who create handbooks but fail to adhere to the policies within are likely to realize little benefit from them during litigation. As such, it is advisable to consult with an experienced California employment law firm when compiling a new employee handbook or editing an existing one. Likewise, you should make your company\u2019s written policies available to your defense team as soon as you become involved in any type of employment litigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you need assistance drafting an effective employee handbook, or if you are questioning whether your existing handbook is in compliance with California state law, contact the Employment Law Department at Young Wooldridge, LLP.\u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngwooldridge.com\/employment-and-labor-law\/\">employment and labor law\u00a0attorneys<\/a>\u00a0at Young Wooldridge, LLP can inform you of legal options you may not know you have.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Call today for a confidential consultation!\u00a0661.855.4886<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YoungWooldridge?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more information!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employee Handbooks\u00a0| Employment and Labor Law Drafting Effective Employee Handbooks Employment and Labor Law |\u00a0Unfortunately, it is common for new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[843,844],"tags":[839,845],"class_list":["post-6385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-law","category-employment-law","tag-business-law","tag-employment-law"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Employee Handbooks | Employment and Labor Law - MMG Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you need an employment and labor law attorney, Young Wooldridge, LLP can help! 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