Service Option

Do It Yourself HR

Implement best practices on major HR issues while staying in-the-know with timely updates.

The Do It Yourself Program includes templates, toolkits, a Hot Topics resource document, a monthly Employment Law Report and quarterly updates on federal, state, local employment laws and landmark court decisions. It is a twelve (12)-month commitment and includes the following bundle scope of work. The Firm will provide:

• Sexual Harassment Prevention Toolkit — a comprehensive outline for creating a sexual harassment strategy for your agency; a model sexual harassment policy and/or review of your existing policy; a sample letter from leadership in Microsoft Word setting forth your agency and leadership's commitment to addressing sexual harassment in the workplace; a sample "pulse" survey to send to employees to help uncover underlying cultural biases.
• Reasonable Accommodation Compliance Toolkit — a reasonable accommodation process flow-chart; a letter acknowledging the employee's request; a release for the employee to permit the agency to seek information from their doctor; a medical provider's cover letter and questionnaire; an undue hardship template; a job abandonment letter.
• Pregnancy Non-Discrimination and Accommodation Compliance Toolkit — notices to be provided to employees in accordance with the PWFA and PUMP Act; a Pregnancy Accommodation Policy; a Breastfeeding Accommodation Policy; and a flow chart to navigate an employer's responsibility when an employee is pregnant, had a baby, or requests an accommodation under the PWFA.
• Protecting Personal Information Compliance Toolkit — preparation of a comprehensive Written Information Security Plan; a WISP Compliance Checklist; guidance on conducting your self-audit of where personal information is stored; a certification of training template; and an acknowledgement of receipt of the WISP template.
• Onboarding and Best Employment Practices Templates — a Model Employment Offer Letter; a Model Job Description; a Model Employment Application; and a Model Performance Management Program.
• Employment Termination Risk Management and Compliance Templates — Notice of Termination templates (with and without a Separation and General Release Agreement option); a Separation and General Release Agreement template; and an Off-Boarding Checklist.
• State-Specific Hot Topics, Compliance Obligations and Employment Law Updates — a state-specific hot compliance topics resource document (paid and unpaid family medical leave and sick leave; pay transparency and minimum salary thresholds; final payment and unused vacation obligations; document retention schedules; marijuana-related laws; remote worker expense reimbursement); quarterly email updates covering federal, state, county, municipal, and local laws and landmark court decisions; the Firm's Monthly Employment Law Report; and access to subscribe to the Firm's blog.
• Individual Handbook Policy Templates — Need just one policy template or one policy reviewed without a review of your whole handbook? We will review your policy to ensure it is compliant with the law, or provide you with a template, without having to update the whole handbook.
• Diagnostic Compliance Self-Audit — This is an opportunity to conduct a self-audit of your employment practices using our tools. The Diagnostic Compliance Audit of Personnel Practices Questionnaire is available for purchase for a fixed fee, which can be used in conjunction with our Firm's State Synopses resource documents — which contain clear summaries of the employment laws applicable in each state — so you can conduct your own internal audit. Additional information on the Firm's State Synopses resource documents can be found in the Training section of the A la Carte Menu.