Fill and Sign the California Amendment to Employee Handbookus Legal Forms

Basic form © James R. McDade (ver 12-21-05) 209-667-2300 AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK Employers use this form to amend and keep track of the amendments to handbooks or similar documents. A copy of prior versions of the amended handbooks or policies should be saved for possible use in later litigation. Sample language is in blue. (Delete this note prior to use.)This amendment affects the Employee Handbook of [Company’s Name], dated _______________, 20___. This amendment shall take become effective beginning on ________________, 20___. This am endm ent s u pers e des a nd r e pla ce s a ll p re vio usly is su ed p olic ie s o n t h is s u bje ct. T his a m endm ent d oes no t a lt e r t h e a t- w ill e m plo ym ent r e la tio nsh ip t h at e xis ts b etw een t h e e m plo ye es a nd t h e C om pany. T his am endm ent is c o nfid entia l, is t h e s o le p ro perty o f t h e C om pany, a nd is t o b e r e tu rn ed u pon r e quest._ __ ___ _________________________________ Date : _ _______________________B y: _ __ ___________________ _____, P re sid entAmendment No. 1: Section __, Paragraph __, entitled “___________,” is hereby amended to read as follows, with deletions are in strikeout and additions are in bold italics: [Insert revised policy here. The following is an example.] c. Use of Sick Leave. Sick leave may only be used to obtain time off due to illnesses or medical or dental appointments of the employee or the employee's immediate family members or the employee’s domestic partner or domestic partner’s children. The full balance of accrued sick leave may be used for such purposes. d. “Immediate Family” and “Domestic Partner” Defined. For purposes of sick leave, “immediate family” means a spouse; aunt or uncle; a biological, foster or adopted child; stepchild; legal ward; or child of an employee standing in loco parentis; a biological, foster or adoptive parent; stepparent; or legal guardian. "Domestic partner" means one of two persons who have filed a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of State pursuant to Family Code §297, provided that the domestic partnership has not been terminated pursuant to Family Code §299. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT I, _ ____ _______ ________________________ ( e m plo ye e’s n am e), a ckn ow le dge t h at I h ave r e ce iv e d a cop y o f t h is A m endm ent t o E m plo ye e H andbook._ __ ___ ___________________________________ Date : _ ________________________E m plo ye e’s S ig natu re