This template serves as an overview of a company's Benefits Continuation benefit related to the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). This Act gives employees and their qualified beneficiaries the opportunity to continue health insurance coverage under a company's health plan for certain qualified events.

This template serves as an introduction to the eligibility requirements regarding a company's available benefits.

This template serves as an introduction to a company's available benefits, suitable for use as a section in an employee handbook.

This template serves as an overview of a company's Medical Insurance benefit.

This template serves as an overview of a company's Social Security benefit, one that usually goes unnoticed (out-of-sight, out-of-mind).

This template serves as an overview of a company's Workers' Compensation Insurance benefit.

Dress, grooming, and personal cleanliness standards contribute to the morale of all employees and affect the business image a company presents to customers, associates, and visitors. Documented within this template is (1) set of Appearance Guidelines oriented toward a manufacturing environment, easily adaptable to most businesses of this type.

Dress, grooming, and personal cleanliness standards contribute to the morale of all employees and affect the business image a company presents to customers, associates, and visitors. Documented within this template is (1) set of Appearance Guidelines oriented toward a professional environment, easily adaptable to most professional business types.

The acceptance of gifts or favors can compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of a business relationship. This template addresses these issues, and adapts to all business types.

General and specific business information about competitors is important in a company's effort to maintain and improve competitive position. This template states company position relative to acquiring information legally and ethically.

Most companies have a policy that addresses the health and safety of their employees. This template addresses these physical issues. Our Work Environment template touches slightly on physical safety, but is more oriented toward sexual advances, actions, comments, or any other conduct in the workplace that creates an intimidating or otherwise offensive environment.

Information is one of a company's most valuable assets in the competitive global marketplace. Employees share the responsibility to protect valuable company information for mutual benefit. This template addresses the issues regarding this topic, and is similar to our templates Non-Disclosure and Proprietary Information, but is written at a higher level as is Proprietary Information, but only references company specific information.

It is illegal to trade company securities on the basis of material inside information. Inside information is information that is known inside the company, but is not known to the general investing public. This template addresses this issue.

Some companies are non-union and desire to remain non-union. This template states company position on this issue.

Ethical companies usually prohibit giving anything of value directly or indirectly to a government official in order to influence his or her judgment in the performance of official duties. This template addresses issues related to this practice, and is similar to our templates on Others Entertainment, and on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), but different.

Each employee has an individual responsibility to safeguard and protect from unauthorized disclosure any proprietary information to which he or she has access in connection with his or her employment. This template addresses the issues regarding this topic, and is similar to our templates Non-Disclosure and Information Handling, but is written at a higher level as is Information Handling, and includes references to possession of customer and supplier information.

Quality is a fundamental principle of most companies. This template states company position relative to quality.

The giving of gifts, favors, gratuities, payments, and/or entertainment may be attempts to influence decisions or actions that are not in a company's best interests. Accepting such items raises questions about the recipient's ability to make independent business judgments. This template addresses these ethical issues and is similar to our Gifts & Gratuities policy, but dwells more on the solicitation of rather than the giving of gifts and favors.

Termination is an undesirable outcome for both the employee and the company, but may be necessary if the employee is unable or unwilling to meet the company's performance standards. This template addresses the issues surrounding this tactic.

Vacation time off with pay is usually available at most companies. This template addresses the eligibility, amount, and accrual of this benefit, and is similar to our template Vacation Eligibility - I, but is a different scenario.

Most companies value their employees as one of their most important assets. Given the increasing violence in society in general, most companies have adopted this policy. This template addresses this issue in detail, and is similar to our template Workplace Violence Prevention, but is different and is written at a higher level.

Most companies, in order to provide excellent service to all customers external and internal, require a reasonable amount of staffing structure, planning, and execution to ensure adequate departmental coverage. This template addresses this issue.