HR Policy Manual Review and Development

HR compliance is ever-changing and new regulations are passed every year.  Additionally, states vary widely in their requirements, so a policy manual needs to be unique to a company’s industry and culture, the number of employees, and the individual state(s) where business is conducted. HR policy manuals should also contain all of the necessary and recommended policies that support effective employee management.

Optima will:

• Evaluate each provision of the existing manual, identifying when language, provisions or policies are:
  • Out of compliance with current standards,
  • Inconsistent with federal and state regulations,
  • Inadvisable for sound HR management and employment compliance,
  • Illegal, contradictory or missing.
• Write/Update policy manual to mitigate corporate risk.
• Ensure the organization’s policies are consistently and objectively applied to avoid claims of discrimination.
• Work with the organization’s internal legal representative to review and approve the policy manual.
• Review the manual annually for currency and to reflect changes in the organization’s operation and changes in the law.