In 2010, there were 99,922 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) charges filed, more than a 7% increase from the 93,277 charges filed in 2009. Having an employee handbook helps protect your company from legal liability, while effectively communicating your expectations to your employees. With our new service, creating an employee handbook can be done online with your own customizable company standards, guidelines and policies.

How an Employee Handbook Helps Your Company

• Increases your chances of prevailing against potential litigation by demonstrating that you clearly communicated to all employees your company’s workplace policies and guidelines.
• Avoids conflicts of interest that could be detrimental to the company’s brand and market competitiveness.
• Informs employees of their responsibilities to protect confidential company information.
• Defines acceptable standards of workplace behavior by identifying and prohibiting specific unlawful employee acts and activities.
• Minimizes frivolous requests and unreasonable demands from employees for special considerations or exceptions.

Customize Your Own Company’s Employee Handbook Today

After purchasing your plan, you will be directed to a dedicated Web page where our interactive system walks you through the development process.

IMPORTANT FIRST STEP: Once you go to the activation page and enter your access code, you must answer 14 basic questions about your business, including your contact information and e-mail address. Once you've done this, you'll receive a dedicated URL in your e-mail to return to your dedicated employee handbook creation tool (or if you choose, you can continue to the handbook-building process at this time). If you skip this basic profile step, your activation code will not work should you try to return later. It is essential to enter the basic company contact information and profile before beginning the handbook-building process.

After you've described your company’s business profile, you will then be directed to answer another series of questions to tailor your employee handbook. This can be done immediately after profiling your company, or later when you use your personalized link. For the Online Builder Package, you will then be guided through a series of questions about your workplace specific policies. These answers form the basis of your customized handbook. With the ability to save your progress, you can complete the dynamic form at your own pace. When completed, an HR Professional will compile your information, review for compliance and return to you in a downloadable Microsoft Word format for future editing and / or revisions. The main difference with the Professional Package is that the HR Pro will hold a virtual consultation with you to further develop your handbook with more custom policies.

What’s the Difference Between the Basic and Professional Packages?

The basic “Online Builder” package is much as described above. You answer the questions online and take charge of the process of completing your company’s employee handbook. With the “Professional” package, you also receive advice and guidance during a personal consultation with human resource professionals.

Handbook Reflects Up-to-Date State and Federal Laws and Regulations

Not only is the online handbook creation service available 24/7, but the system is constantly updated to stay current with any changes in state and federal employment laws and regulations. You can rest assured that you’ll be producing a fully compliant employee handbook that will help protect you against legal challenges and employee misunderstandings.

Serving the states of: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, as well as the District of Columbia.