Wisconsin Employee Handbook

When your company hires employees in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin 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.

Mosey has compiled the relevant policies a company with employees in Wisconsin must consider.

Wisconsin Employee Handbook Policies

There are 2 state and local employee handbook policies in Wisconsin.

Leaves of Absence

Wisconsin Jury Duty Leave Policy

Employer is required to provide employees with unpaid time off to serve on jury duty.

Wisconsin Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave Policy

Employer provides unpaid leave to those employees who are late or miss work due to the employee responding to an emergency, in the scope of their duties as a volunteer emergency responder, that begins before the employee is required to report for work.

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 Wisconsin 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