Human Resources

Free Legal Consultation on Workplace Issues
NRLA has retained the services of Jackson Lewis LLP, a nationally recognized labor relations law firm, as labor counsel to provide members with FREE advice on generic employment and workplace issues. This service is meant to deal with issues that arise in the workplace to which a quick answer can be given. In the event that your question is outside the parameters of this service, you will be advised.

Call the Jackson Lewis Hotline:
914.328.0404
617.367.0025 (Massachusetts ONLY)
This benefit is for NRLA members only.
Contact NRLA for more information.

EMPLOYMENT FORMS
Why reinvent the wheel? NRLA has sample forms in stock ranging from performance evaluations to application for employment. These forms are FREE of charge and may be downloaded for multiple use. For more information, contact Sandy Zelka at 800.292.6752.

Click the links below to download a PDF version of sample Employment Forms:
Performance Evaluation Form (Exempt Employees)
Performance Evaluation Form (Non-Exempt Employees)
Request for Leave of Absence Form
Employee Records Jacket Form
Employee Disciplinary Notice Form
Payroll Change Request Form
Termination Report Form
Exit Interview Form
Application For Employment Form
Reference Release Form
Payroll Authorization Form
Confidential Interview Evaluation Form
Employee Absentee Record Form
Certification of Health Care Provider Form
Request for Family or Medical Leave Form
Form W-4 (2006)
Form 1-9


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GUIDE TO DEVELOPING AN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

Published by the NRLA, with the assistance of Jackson Lewis LLP, this newly updated guide (June 2003) can help management develop or update appropriate and lawful personnel policies and communicate these policies to employees in a positive manner.

While minor law changes and changes for the ease of reading were made, major substantive updates have been made to the following sections: Equal Employment Opportunity, Sexual Harassment Policy, Paid Vacations, Leave of Absence, Smoking, Solicitation and Distribution, Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy, etc.

Management should note that employee handbooks have, in recent years, increasingly become the subject of litigation. In such lawsuits, former employees often claim that statements in such manuals created contractual obligations, which have been broken. However, properly drafted, employee manuals can actually reduce the likelihood of costly and time-consuming employee litigation. Our Guide has been carefully drafted with this objective in mind.

Your Guide to Developing an Employee Handbook is available, in electronic format, through the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA). This handbook is available free to members. For more details, or to obtain the electronic template, email Sandy Zelka at szelka@nrla.org or call 800-292-6752.
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PAYROLL SERVICE
It does not matter whether you have one, two, five, or fifty employees. Payroll and payroll tax reporting are not simple tasks. Many small businesses do not have the time, resources, or the expertise to keep abreast of the ever-changing tax laws. If you want peace of mind, the elimination of payroll tax worries, and the opportunity to save 20 percent off the regular price of payroll processing and discounted pricing on other selected human resource products (applies to new clients only), then NRLA and Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has the program for you! For more details email Sandy Zelka at szelka@nrla.org or call 800-292-6752.
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