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Hiram staff propose comprehensive employee handbook rewrite; council asked for feedback by July 10

5051975 · June 23, 2025
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City human resources staff presented a rewritten employee handbook to the Hiram City Council that consolidates policies added since 2015 and proposes new language on several personnel matters, including breastfeeding support, HIPAA clarification, PTO accrual, bereavement leave and wage continuation for work‑related injuries.

City human resources staff presented a rewritten employee handbook to the Hiram City Council that consolidates policies added since 2015 and proposes new language on several personnel matters, including breastfeeding support, HIPAA clarification, PTO accrual, bereavement leave and wage continuation for work‑related injuries.

Kathy, who led the presentation, told the council the current handbook has been in place since 2015 and that many policies adopted since then were distributed separately; the rewrite pulls those items into one document and adds new options staff recommends the council consider. “One of the policies we've added is the required breastfeeding support policy that we had to have and also…

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