When your company hires employees in Kansas, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.
Creating your Kansas Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.
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Kansas Employee Handbook Policies
There are 3 state and local employee handbook policies in Kansas.
Privacy
Kansas Electronic Monitoring Policy
Employer reserves the right to monitor its employees’ telephone conversations or transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, and internet access or usage by any electronic device or system — including but not limited to the use of computers, telephones, wires, radios, electromagnetic systems, photoelectronic systems, or photo-optical systems on any electronic devices or systems issued to the employee by the employer or on any electronic media accounts maintained by the employer.
Leaves of Absence
Kansas Jury Duty Leave Policy
Employer will not fire or demote you if you are called to jury duty.
Kansas Voting Leave Policy
In the state of Kansas, you are entitled to up to two (2) consecutive hours of paid leave to vote; provided that, if the polls are open before you are required to start work or end work, you are entitled to absent yourself for a period of time which, when added to the period of time that the polls are so open, will not exceed two (2) hours.
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Federal Employee Handbook Policies
Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Kansas should contain the following federal policies.
- Anti-Harassment Policy
- Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
- Anti-Retaliation Policy
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
- Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Handbook Policy Best Practices
In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.
- Weapons Policy
- Disciplinary Action Policy
- Prohibited Conduct Policy
- Violations Reporting Policy
- Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
- At-Will Employment
