A Practice Note providing a general overview of key employee policies based on federal law that every organization should consider implementing and maintaining. This Note discusses policies addressing at-will employment, equal employment opportunity, anti-harassment and anti-retaliation, disability and religious accommodations, paid time off, family and medical leave, employee communications, workplace health and safety, code of conduct, code of ethics and conflict of interest, business expense reimbursement, and performance review. State or local law may impose additional or different requirements on employers.