b' Jury Duty and Voting. Employees are legally granted theWhat Should I Do:right to participate in both without losing their job. DefineGood:Createpoliciesthatareimportantuntilyoufeela your policy and whether the employees time away fromhandbook is necessary. Cover the basics.work for either is paid or unpaid. Accidents Involving Employees and Others. Cover whatBetter: Build an employee handbook that meets your needs employees should do if they, a co-worker, or a third-partyand reflects your actual practices. A handbook that reflects your are injured in the workplace or while working. ideal workplace (as opposed to how you actually do business)TrackingHours,Lunches,andBreaks.Letemployeesmay be more hurtful if you find yourself in a dispute with a former know when they are expected to be at work, when they getemployee.breaks, and how to keep track of their hours so that youBest: All of the above and go beyond a basic acknowledgement stay out of overtime trouble. ofreceipt.Havetheemployeesconfirmtheiragreementto Is a full handbook necessary: No. In fact, I imagine the firstsearchesoftheirspace,drugtesting,employment-at-will, employee handbooks were collections of policies that someonepatent rights, their workers compensation election, and wage decided to organize into a book. A business can get along withdeductions. It may also be a good document to use for getting individual key policies set out in a way that all employees canan agreement for periodic driving record checks and release of find them. liability for references.Do I need employees to sign that they read it: It is a good idea to have employees sign a document acknowledging receipt of the handbook and confirming they have read it. This will help in the event the employee makes a claim about something covered by the handbook.Are paper copies necessary: I advise clients that an electronic copy handbook is preferred. Store the handbook on an intranet orsendacopyouttoeveryemployeebyemail.Usingan electronic handbook makes editing the handbook much easierno need to print a whole new copy for everyone or send out an addendum.74'