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Legal Aspects of Employee Handbooks and Policies provides a full collection of sample provisions for employee handbooks and policies, plus a discussion of their legal implications. Some of the topics covered include effectiveness of disclaimers in employee handbooks, the Family and Medical Leave Act, confidential information, moonlighting, employee attire, substance abuse, jury duty, severance policies, arbitration and ADR, no solicitation policies, email and the Internet, workplace harassment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, EEO, veterans/military leave, privacy, references, and off-duty behavior. Sample policies are also included on a CD-ROM. The text also features: A wide variety of issues that may be considered in creating employee handbooks Sample provisions that can serve as the beginning point in the drafting process, or as an added resource