Devising a new employee handbook

You are a first-year Human Resource Specialist at “State of Estates” estate planning firm.  The firm is devising a new employee handbook. You have been asked to create two sections:

1. The Company Policy regarding Alcohol/Drug Testing 

2. The Company Policy regarding Employer Monitoring of Employees

Formulate these policies in a single document, reflecting an understanding of course materials and credible outside research.

Include and cite applicable laws for each topic as the basis for the policy. You may use federal, state, or case law as the foundation for your work. Following is a list of topics you may want to consider in your policies:

• Pre-employment drug/alcohol testing

• Random drug/alcohol testing 

• Procedure for employees who disagree with results of drug/alcohol Testing

• Drug/alcohol procedure for contracted government employees who work in satellite offices 

• Drug testing in states with legal marijuana use 

• Monitoring of employee desktop computers 

• Monitoring of employee personal social media use 

• Monitoring of employee cell phone and company car

Note: Do not cut and paste an existing policy.

Create your own 1,050-word policy, using APA format for the cover page and references. Both policies should be included in a single document with subheadings to delineate “Alcohol/Drug Testing” and “Employee Monitoring.”

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You are a first-year Human Resource Specialist at “State of Estates” estate planning firm.

 

The firm is devising a new employee handbook. You have been asked to create two sections:

1. The Company Policy regarding Alcohol/Drug Testing

2. The Company Policy regarding Employer Monitoring of Employees

Formulate these policies in a single document, reflecting an understanding of course materials and credible outside research. 

Include and cite applicable laws for each topic as the basis for the policy. You may use federal, state, or case law as the foundation for your work. Following is a list of topics you may want to consider in your policies:

· Pre-employment drug/alcohol testing

· Random drug/alcohol testing

· Procedure for employees who disagree with results of drug/alcohol Testing

· Drug/alcohol procedure for contracted government employees who work in satellite offices

· Drug testing in states with legal marijuana use

· Monitoring of employee desktop computers

· Monitoring of employee personal social media use

· Monitoring of employee cell phone and company car

Note: Do not cut and paste an existing policy. 

Create your own 1,050-word policy, using APA format for the cover page and references. Both policies should be included in a single document with subheadings to delineate “Alcohol/Drug Testing” and “Employee Monitoring.” 

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

This assignment requires students to culminate understanding of on-the-job privacy issues by crafting employment policies for a handbook. Issues for student consideration regarding drug and alcohol testing include pre-employment drug and alcohol testing, random drug and alcohol testing, procedures for employees to appeal/dispute findings of drug and alcohol testing, drug and alcohol testing in the public sector, and drug testing in states with legalized marijuana. Issues for student consideration regarding employee monitoring include monitoring of employee desktop computers, monitoring of employee personal social media use, and monitoring of employee cell phone and company car.

Grading Guide

Content		Met		Partially Met		Not Met		Comments:
The student develops an original company policy regarding Alcohol/Drug Testing, which may touch on the following topics: · Pre-employment drug/alcohol testing · Random drug/alcohol testing · Procedure for employees who disagree with results of drug/alcohol testing · Drug/alcohol procedure for contracted government employees who work in satellite offices · Drug testing in states with legal marijuana use
The student develops an original company policy regarding Employer Monitoring of Employees, which may touch on the following topics: · Monitoring of employee desktop computers · Monitoring of employee personal social media use · Monitoring of employee cell phone and company car
The student includes applicable laws (federal, state, and/or case) as the foundation for each of the above policies.
The student’s two sections of the handbook are 1,050 words in length total..
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10.5	#/10.5

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Partially Met

Not Met

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Writing Guidelines
The memo—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
4.5	#/4.5

Assignment Total	#	15	#/15
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