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Purpose of employee handbook statement

Explains when employers should include a purpose statement in an employee handbook and what’s available with an HR and Compliance Center subscription.

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by Amy E. Mendenhall and Susie Wine, Littler

A purpose of employee handbook statement helps employers clarify the intent of their handbook while reinforcing that it does not create a contract or alter the at‑will employment relationship. Through an HR and Compliance Center subscription, employers can access a customizable statement and expert guidance to support compliant handbook drafting.

When to Include

Employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to let employees know the purpose of the handbook, while also clearly indicating that the handbook is not intended as a contract and does not alter the at-will nature of the employment relationship.

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Updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling.

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Littler

Littler, the largest global employment and labor law practice, exclusively represents the global employer community in all aspects of employment and labor law. Littler litigates, mediates and negotiates some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record.

Littler’s practice areas are extensive and their expertise crosses over multiple industries and spans a wide array of employment law areas such as discrimination and harassment, labor management relations, executive compensation, ERISA and benefit plan litigation, leaves of absence and disability accommodation, hiring, performance management and termination, employment practices audits and wage and hour.

Littler is the exclusive author of Brightmine’s prestigious Employee Handbook. Their experience with preparing employee handbooks and their ongoing contributions to Brightmine in the areas of federal and state leaves of absence, disabilities and multistate employer issues made them a natural fit to partner with us on the creation of a robust set of model handbook policy statements and guidance for federal, state and key municipalities.

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