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Employee handbook requirements by state

No state requires a handbook document — but every state imposes specific requirements and posters, and the handbook is where employers publish the policies that cover them. Each guide lists what your state actually requires, with the citation, the headcount threshold, and the mandatory poster list.

Coverage in progress

We publish a guide only where every requirement and citation has been verified against authoritative sources. We're still verifying: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.