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Employee handbook checklist, by state

What belongs in a handbook and what must not be in it, by state: leave, sick time, confidentiality and social-media limits, monitoring notices, harassment policy content. Each item cites the authority it rests on.

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A ✓ marks states with state-specific items in the library. Other states get the federal items only, and the page says so.

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Not legal advice. DefensibleHR.ai is an AI-powered document scanner, not a law firm. Each item states what a published authority requires and cites it; whether and how it applies to your situation is a question for a qualified employment attorney. Every item shows its rule's last-reviewed date.