Drafting and Revising Employment Handbooks—Employer Beware!

Kurt H. Decker

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DOI: 10.2190/46TR-WJGQ-KYLD-C9XM

Abstract

Handbooks and employment policies are used by employers to communicate with their employees. Courts have in certain circumstances considered handbooks as binding commitments imposing new liabilities and responsibilities upon employers that alter the traditional at-will employment relationship; i.e., that either the employee or the employer can discontinue employment at any time, for any or no reason, with or without notice. This article discusses the extent to which handbooks should be prepared and used by employers. It examines their advantages, disadvantages, and possible contents.

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