Skill

legalcode-employee-handbook-review

Review employee handbooks and policy manuals for legal compliance, policy gaps, and liability-creating language. Use when onboarding as HR counsel, conducting an annual compliance audit, after a merger or acquisition, when entering a new state, or after a significant statutory change. Covers US federal baseline (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, NLRA, FLSA, OSHA, GINA, USERRA, PUMP Act, PWFA), multi-state analysis for distributed workforces, UK requirements (ERA 1996, Equality Act 2010, Employment Rights Act 2025), and Australian requirements (Fair Work Act 2009 NES, positive duty, right to disconnect). Classifies each policy area as COMPLIANT, UPDATE REQUIRED, NON-COMPLIANT, or CRITICAL RISK. Produces a prioritized remediation checklist with model policy language, a multi-state compliance matrix, and a Glass Box audit trail. Supports multi-state operations with jurisdiction-specific supplement analysis.