{"id":5771,"date":"2022-08-11T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=5771"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:06:38","slug":"top-tips-for-drafting-or-reviewing-an-employee-handbook","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/publications\/top-tips-for-drafting-or-reviewing-an-employee-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tips for Drafting or Reviewing an Employee Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"369\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Employee-Handbook_Header.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Two people smiling \" class=\"wp-image-5778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Employee-Handbook_Header.jpg 2084w, https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Employee-Handbook_Header.jpg?resize=300,108 300w, https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Employee-Handbook_Header.jpg?resize=768,277 768w, https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Employee-Handbook_Header.jpg?resize=1024,369 1024w, https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Employee-Handbook_Header.jpg?resize=1536,554 1536w, https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Employee-Handbook_Header.jpg?resize=2048,738 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dinsmore Michigan labor and employment attorneys James Reid and Trinea Henderson worked with the Institute of Continuing Legal Education on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icle.org\/modules\/toptips\/tip.aspx?tip=2022TT5301&amp;lib=labor\">how-to guide<\/a> on drafting or reviewing an employee handbook.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employee handbooks are invaluable tools to help employers convey consistent messages to employees. Use the&nbsp;tips in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icle.org\/modules\/toptips\/tip.aspx?tip=2022TT5301&amp;lib=labor\">this link<\/a> to draft a handbook that provides reliable employee standards, includes required notices, and limits employer liability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dinsmore Michigan labor and employment attorneys James Reid and Trinea Henderson worked with the Institute of Continuing Legal Education on a how-to guide on drafting or reviewing an employee handbook.&nbsp; Employee handbooks are invaluable tools to help employers convey consistent messages to employees. 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