Most employers have an employee handbook.
Hopefully, you also have language retaining your right to alter the policies in your handbook at any time so your employees can't claim they relied on it or that it otherwise gave them contractual rights. But there are other policies you can include in your handbook to maximize your defenses against employee claims. Also, there are some policies you must include under state and federal law. Here are some common mistake areas. The statute has extremely technical guidelines for whether employers or employees are covered.