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Guidelines for creating employee handbooks

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This article originally appeared in the December 24, 2006 edition of Boca Raton News, www.bocanews.com. Reprinted with permission.

An employee handbook is an extremely important document for an employer, as it can provide legal protection for the employer in the event of a lawsuit with employees. Given the important roles that employee handbooks play in identifying employer policies establishing compliance with applicable laws and educating employees about their responsibilities and rights, it is strongly recommended that employers have an attorney expert in labor law review the handbook before distributing them to any employees.

In their weekly Boca Raton News column, Hodgson Russ partners Larry Corman and Glenn Rissman discuss the elements an employee handbook should contain.