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     POLICY NUMBER/TITLE      DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE

                           May 1994

 103  Equal Employment        Reference to Disability Accommodation
      Opportunity             policy added.

 106  Employee Medical        Reference to Disability Accommodation
      Examinations            policy added.

 114  Disability              New policy added.
      Accommodation

 209  Performance Evaluation  More information added on the benefits
                              and importance of a performance review
                              program, and to reflect the most current
                              trends in performance evaluation.

 601  Medical Leave           Question added asking whether you want to
                              treat pregnancy disability leave requests
                              like other medical leave requests. Policy
                              text revised.

 607 Pregnancy-Related        Questions added to allow a more detailed
     Absences                 Pregnancy Disability Leave policy. Policy
                              text revised.

                         November 1993     
                         
 209  Performance Evaluation  More information added on the 
                              relationship between performance 
                              evaluation and progressive discipline
                              to correct poor performance.

 304  Child Care Benefits     Reference to FMLA added.

 701  Employee Conduct and    More information on employee discipline
      Work Rules              added.

 716  Progressive Discipline  New policy added. 

 718  Problem Resolution      New policy added.                

                          July 1993
                          
 601  Medical Leave           Updated due to Family and Medical Leave 
                              Act (FMLA). Two questions added: option 
                              of requiring employees to complete 
                              minimum amount of service to be eligible 
                              and option of requiring employees to 
                              substitute any accrued paid leave time 
                              before taking unpaid medical leave. 
                              Policy text revised.               

 602  Family Leave            Updated due to FMLA. New question adds 
                              option of requiring employees to 
                              substitute any accrued paid leave time 
                              before taking unpaid medical leave. 
                              More information on FMLA included. Policy 
                              text revised.          
  
                          November 1992 

  40  Introductory Statement  New question adds the option of referring 
                              to employment-at-will as a policy not 
                              subject to change. Policy text revised. 
     
  51  Employee                More information on employment-at-will
      Acknowledgement Form    doctrine. Policy text revised to indicate
                              employment-at-will is not subject to 
                              change. 

 101  Nature of               More information on employment-at-will
      Employment              doctrine. Policy text revised to 
                              strengthen employment-at-will statement. 
                         
 204  Personnel Data Changes  Question added to provide option of
                              identifying position or department
                              responsible. Policy text revised. 
                           
 205  Introductory Period     Title of policy changed from Probationary
                              Period due to continued erosion of
                              employment-at-will. Policy text revised.
                            
 314  Educational Assistance  New policy added.

 409  Administrative Pay      Question added to provide option of
      Corrections             identifying position or department
                              responsible. Policy text revised. 
                          
 514  Visitors in the         New policy added.                
      Workplace                              

 601  Medical Leave           More information added on not limiting
                              eligibility for medical leave for 
                              employers covered under the ADA. More 
                              information added on maximum duration 
                              and allowing extensions under the ADA. 
                              Policy text revised.
                                                            
 607  Pregnancy-Related       Title of policy changed from 
      Absences                Maternity-Related Absences due to recent
                              court decisions. More information added 
                              to reflect ADA impact on temporary 
                              disabilities. Policy text revised. 
                         
 714  Drug Testing            Policy revised to remove procedural
                              information. More information added on 
                              having employees sign an acknowledgement 
                              form that they have received the policy. 
                              Policy text revised.
                                                               
 802  Recycling               New policy added.                   

                          November 1991
                          
 103  Equal Employment        Question added to provide option of
      Opportunity             including reference to the Americans with
                              Disabilities Act (ADA) in policy text.
                              Another new question provides option to
                              identify position or department 
                              responsible for EEO. More information on 
                              ADA added and policy text revised. 

 106  Employee Medical        Questions added to cover payment for 
      Exams                   exams of new and current employees. More 
                              information added on ADA and policy text 
                              revised.

 107  Immigration Law         New question provides option to identify
      Compliance              position or department responsible. More 
                              information and policy text revised due
                              to changes to the Immigration Reform and
                              Control Act.

 202  Access to Personnel     Question added to provide option of
      Files                   identifying position or department
                              responsible. More information added on 
                              ADA and policy text revised. 
                      
 308  Time Off to Vote        More information provided on state law
                              requiring employees to take time off to 
                              serve as election officials. 
     
 512  Business Travel         New policy added.
      Expenses                              

 601  Medical Leave           More information and policy text revised 
                              due to the ADA.

 602  Family Leave            More information and policy text revised 
                              due to recent state laws and to clarify 
                              extent of employer's obligation to 
                              reinstate employees when leave ends. 
                           
 702  Drug and Alcohol Use    Four new questions added. One refers to a
                              drug-free awareness program and another 
                              to available employee assistance 
                              resources. Third question results from 
                              Drug-Free Workplace Act requiring 
                              employees to notify employers of drug 
                              convictions. Fourth question provides 
                              option to identify responsible position 
                              or department. More information on 
                              employee assistance programs and serving 
                              alcohol at employer-sponsored functions. 
                              Policy text revised.

 714  Drug Testing            More information and policy text revised 
                              due to the ADA.

 800  AIDS in the Workplace   New questions added that: allow users to
                              include appropriate reference to ADA; 
                              provide option to identify responsible 
                              position or department; and allows user 
                              to reference an employee assistance 
                              program. More information and policy 
                              text revised due to the ADA.
        
                          June 1991

 501  Safety                  Four new questions added that cover:
                              designation of safety program 
                              responsibility; employee communication 
                              methods, including labor-management 
                              safety committees; employee and 
                              supervisory training; and safety
                              suggestion programs. New policy text more
                              thoroughly covers safety issues. 
         
 602  Family Leave            Information on continuation of benefits
                              during family leave changed to reflect a
                              recent court decision.
                               
 607  Pregnancy-Related       Information on forced pregnancy leaves 
      Absences                or transfers modified to reflect a 
                              recent Supreme Court decision.
    
                          December 1990
                          
 205  Introductory Period     More information added to section on
                              secondary introductory periods. New 
                              policy text clarifies effect on benefits
                              eligibility and employment status. 
     
 303  Vacation Benefits       Question added to allow user to specify
                              minimum amount of vacation time per 
                              instance. Another question added 
                              addressed treatment of unused vacation at 
                              termination. More information added on 
                              calculating vacation benefits for part-
                              time and flextime employees.

 307  Sick Leave Benefits     Question added to allow user to specify
                              minimum amount of sick leave per 
                              instance. Another question added 
                              provides option of integrating sick 
                              leave pay with workers' compensation and 
                              disability insurance payments. More 
                              information added on calculating sick 
                              leave benefits for part-time and 
                              flextime employees. 
         
 312  Witness Duty            Policy text revised to clarify conditions
                              under which pay will be granted for 
                              witness duty.
                              
 313  Benefits Continuation   New policy added.
      (COBRA)                              
                           
 602  Family Leave            More information added to reflect trends 
                              in state law on the amount of leave 
                              provided, employee eligibility, and 
                              continuation of benefits. New 
                              information on pay and partial-pay for 
                              family leave added.
                               
 605  Military Leave          Two questions added address the 
                              continuation of insurance benefits and 
                              benefit accruals during military leave. 
                              New information on the October, 1990 IRS 
                              announcement on COBRA coverage included. 
      
 703  Sexual and Other        Question on complaint procedure and
      Unlawful Harassment     policy text revised due to recently-
                              issued EEOC guidance.
    
                          March 1990
                           
 309  Bereavement Leave       Policy text modified to make clearer
                              distinctions in the availability of paid 
                              and unpaid bereavement leave. 
                       
 510  Emergency Closings      New policy added. 
  
 705  Personal Appearance     New policy added.                      
    
 714  Drug Testing            New policy added.                

                          July 1989

 51  Employee                 Policy text which explains the at-will 
     Acknowledgement Form     nature of employment changed. User may 
                              designate position or department to whom 
                              questions should be directed. 
     
 201  Employment Categories   Question added to allow user to include 
                              an employment-at-will statement. 
                              Definition of temporary employee 
                              modified. 
     
 209  Performance Evaluation  More information added to give guidance 
                              on strengthening the evaluation process 
                              to meet future legal defense needs. 
                               
 304  Child Care Benefits     New policy added. 

 306  Workers' Compensation   Question added to allow user to include 
      Insurance               statement disclaiming liability for
                              injuries sustained at athletic or social
                              events sponsored by employer.

 310  Relocation Benefits     New policy added.

 601  Medical Leave           Allows user to set a maximum length of 
                              leave over a given period of time. 
   
 602  Family Leave            New policy added. 
                              
 603  Personal Leave          Allows user to set a maximum length of 
                              leave over a given period of time. 
                         
 604  Educational Leave       Allows user to set a maximum length of 
                              leave over a given period of time. 
                           
 605  Military Leave          Policy text modified to make a clearer
                              distinction between unpaid military 
                              leave and partial-pay reserve leave. 
                    
 607  Pregnancy-Related       More information added to describe 
      Absences                situations in which "forced" maternity 
                              leaves may be appropriate.

 702  Drug and Alcohol Use    Question added as a result of The Drug-
                              Free Workplace Act of 1988 that asks 
                              whether user wishes to include policy 
                              language that fulfills drug-free 
                              workplace notification requirements. 
      
                          January 1989
                          
 112  Non-Disclosure          New policy added. 

 209  Performance Evaluation  New policy added.               

 301  Employee Benefits       More choices added to list of possible 
                              employee benefits.                 

 311  Jury Duty               Two questions added. One addresses issue 
                              of eligibility and second sets a maximum 
                              pay commitment for paid jury duty. 
                                                
 505  Smoking                 One question added that permits smoking 
                              in enclosed, private offices. Recent 
                              judicial decisions dictate that the 
                              preferences of non-smoking employees 
                              prevail in situations where the 
                              preferences of smokers and nonsmokers 
                              are in direct conflict.

 712  Solicitation            New policy added.                  

 800  AIDS in the Workplace   More information added. Several AIDS
                              discrimination cases indicate that 
                              employers who unlawfully discriminate 
                              against persons with AIDS or ARC may 
                              face significant penalties. 
      
