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Employee Handbook Builder frequently asked questions

Q What jurisdictions does the Employee Handbook Builder cover?  
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The Employee Handbook Builder covers all required employment laws at the federal, state, and municipal levels, excluding Puerto Rico.

Q How personalized can I make my handbook?  
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Our Employee Handbook Builder allows you to fully personalize your handbook by adding your company’s name, logo, and colors for a consistent, professional look. All content is designed to comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws. You can modify provisions to reflect your specific policies using the provided editing guidelines. The handbook builder also includes two standard acknowledgment forms, with the option to add customized acknowledgments.

Q Can my company import our old handbook into the Employee Handbook Builder and edit it?  
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To ensure all the federal and state provisions and language requirements are included and legally compliant, importing outside language is not possible. After each provision, you will review the language provided by our legal partners at Jackson Lewis P.C. and have the ability to amend or replace that language with your own.

Q How often can I update my handbook to reflect organization and policy changes?  
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You can edit the online handbook at any time with an active subscription. Attorneys at Jackson Lewis P.C. continuously monitor legal developments and identify relevant changes to your handbook. When a new provision is added, or an existing one is updated, you’ll receive a notification in your inbox with clear, step-by-step instructions for making the change. The number of updates can vary significantly depending on your state and the year.

Q How do I know if certain laws apply to my employees?  
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You can stop wondering what to include in your employee handbook. The Employee Handbook Builder will ask you for the number of employees in each state and city for which it contains an addendum. It has been programmed with the employment thresholds in those jurisdictions and will populate any policies that apply based on those employment thresholds and the number entered.

Q Can the handbook be used by all types of businesses?  
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The Employee Handbook Builder is optimized for private industry and can be used effectively by any private employer in any industry. For non-profits and public entities, the Employee Handbook Builder is still an effective tool for most provisions. However, there may be additional requirements for public entities and non-profits, depending on the jurisdictions in which you operate, that you would have to add on your own.
We also provide an enterprise handbook builder solution perfect for organizations managing handbooks for multiple entities such as insurance providers, HR consultants, HROs, PEOs, and enterprise companies. Click here to learn more about our partnerships, or call us directly at 888-208-4000.

Q What are BLR’s handbook hosting options?  
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You can easily download the PDF version of your custom handbook or use a link to an HTML version of your completed handbook.

Q Do you use AI to generate policy information for the Employee Handbook Builder?  
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Due to the current limitations and inaccuracies of today’s AI systems, BLR instead relies on the established HR legal expertise of Jackson Lewis attorneys to craft policies for the Employee Handbook Builder.