Matt Vaadi debunks the fear that employee handbooks create legal liability. A detailed disciplinary process in writing actually increases risk, but a well-crafted handbook protects you by documenting compliance and ensuring everyone follows the same policies.
Oftentimes people worry about a handbook becoming a liability. This is a bit of an old school mentality. The thought process is, if I put something in writing and I don't do it, then an employee could have potentially a legal case against me in the future. An example might be the steps leading up to a termination. What is our policy for how we discipline employees? Did we put that in writing in the handbook and not follow it step by step? And now we may have an unlawful termination case on our hands. We never recommend putting your disciplinary process in there step by step. That's just one example why people have got this misconception that employee handbook can be a liability for employers. The reality is that it's a tremendous asset. Not only does it provide your employees with all the critical information that they want and need, it helps to protect you legally by putting in place legal and state regulations in writing for your employees. So should you ever have any questions, you both are reading from the same place. Ebook.
