Human Resources: Creating an Employee Handbook (2018)

Truly effective employee handbooks don't just help companies remain compliant with the law—they can also express an organization's culture and vision. In this course, join veteran attorney Don Phin as he discusses the legal reasons to have a handbook, the cultural aspects of this important document, and how to share your finished handbook with employees. Don goes over a variety of key topics, including codes of conduct, at-will employment and other disclaimers, leave management policies, preventing sexual harassment and other employment claims, and using the handbook to reflect your company culture. Plus, discover how to use today's digital technologies to bring your employee handbook to life.

Learning objectives
Recognize the company who had a major impact on the new wave of culture-first employee handbooks.
Describe the characteristics of “at-will employment.”
Identify the effect of the Faragher rule.
Recall how many employees a company must have in order fall under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Determine a plan of action for a presentation when more than 10% of the employees speak a particular foreign language.