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A good company policy helps you maintain order, helps your organization run smoothly, and ensures that all personnel comply with federal and state employment law. While you are free to create company policies according to your business needs, all company policy must be written in compliance with the pertinent employment law. That’s why it is important to have your company policies reviewed by experienced counsel.

Here are some tips on making a good company policy:

  • An appropriately written company policy will state the relevant law up front, in a clearly worded policy statement.

  • Following the initial policy statement, a company policy should provide clear guidance for supervisory personnel on how to implement the policy.

  • A company policy should provide clear instructions.

  • Company policies should also state clearly what steps the company will take when the company policy has been violated.

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