{"id":109,"date":"2014-09-21T22:23:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T22:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2020-04-29T20:16:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T20:16:14","slug":"company-policies-notices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/chapter-3\/company-policies-notices\/","title":{"rendered":"Company Policies &#038; Notices"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"toc1\"><a name=\"Company Policies\"><\/a>Company Policies<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>As of the time of this writing, all official company policies are hosted on this website or the AvaCon website. Current policies include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avaconinc.wikispaces.com\/AvaCon+Branding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Branding &amp; Style Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/avacon-inc-code-of-ethics\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Code of Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avaconinc.wikispaces.com\/Communications+Policy\">Communications Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/documents\/privileged-access-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Confidential Information &amp; Privileged Access Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/conflict-of-interest-policy\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Conflict of Interest Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"Equal%20Opportunity%20Employment%20Policy.html\">Equal Opportunity Employment Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"Fixed%20Asset%20Capitalization%20%26%20Depreciation.html\">Fixed Asset Capitalization &amp; Depreciation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/avacon-inc-intellectual-property-policy\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intellectual Property Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/documents-forms\/avacon-inc-non-discrimination-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Non-Discrimination Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avaconinc.wikispaces.com\/Purchasing+Procedures\">Purchasing Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avaconinc.wikispaces.com\/Records+Retention+Policy\">Records Retention Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"Sexual%20Harassment%20Policy.html\">Sexual Harassment Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avaconinc.wikispaces.com\/Social+Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media &#8220;Friending&#8221; Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are there other issues or policies we should address? Feel free to contact a member of the Executive Board if you have questions or suggestions!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"toc2\"><a name=\"Required Notices\"><\/a>Required Notices<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In addition to our company policies, many federal, state, and employment laws require that certain notices be posted in the workplace in areas where they are likely to be seen by employees. Since AvaCon is an entirely distributed organization having no physical workplace, we post these notices both within this Employee Handbook and in our virtual office spaces to be in compliance with the regulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please review the notices below to make sure you understand your rights!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEDERAL LAWS &amp; NOTICES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/regs\/compliance\/posters\/eppac.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Employee Polygraph Protection Act<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/ofccp\/regs\/compliance\/posters\/pdf\/eeopost.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Equal Opportunity Employment is the LAW<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/regs\/compliance\/posters\/minwage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/regs\/compliance\/posters\/fmlaen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Family and Medical Leave Act<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avacon.org\/docs\/federal-job-safety-and-health-protection-its-the-law-english-poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Job Safety and Health Protection<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/olms\/regs\/compliance\/EmployeeRightsPoster11x17_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">National Labor Relations Act<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avacon.org\/docs\/federal-your-rights-under-USERRA-poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MASSACHUSETTS LAWS &amp; NOTICES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/mcad\/documents\/FairEmploymentLawPoster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MA Fair Employment Law<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/lwd\/docs\/dia\/publications\/f-er-poster-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MA Liability Insurance<\/a> (POSTER) (TBA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avacon.org\/docs\/massachusetts-maternity-leave-act-notice-poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MA Maternity Leave Rights<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avacon.org\/docs\/massachusetts-sexual-harassment-at-the-workplace-poster.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MA Sexual Harassment<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/lwd\/docs\/dua\/2553a-508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MA Unemployment Benefits<\/a> (POSTER) (TBA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/ago\/docs\/workplace\/wage\/wagehourposter-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MA Wage &amp; Hour Laws<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/lwd\/workers-compensation\/wc-pubs\/forms\/form-list-alphabetical\/posters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MA Workers Compensation<\/a> (POSTER) (TBA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0B1J4F_Ie4BOqUkNjVDAyR2p5SGs&amp;authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MA &#8211; Dept of Revenue: Certificate of Exemption ST-2<\/a> (FORM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CALIFORNIA LAWS &amp; NOTICES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/dwc\/NoticePoster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CA Workers Compensation<\/a>(POSTER) (TBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FLORIDA LAWS &amp; NOTICES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dor.myflorida.com\/dor\/forms\/current\/rt83.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">FL Reemployment Insurance Notice<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/#folders\/0B8IYiro012bsYjQ5NWYyNGItMmYzNi00N2U2LTk5YmUtNTBiZGQ3YjkwZjhm\/0B8IYiro012bsS3BzdlpnbFFWaXc\/0B9Nn702UyAJ0fk9aazE2dldCeUZCby0tVFcySDRiMVNVSWN4NTMxZVlEUXk2T1drX0RKeEk\">FL Sales Use Tax Certificate of Registration<\/a>\u00a0(POSTER)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OHIO LAWS &amp; NOTICES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/avacon.org\/docs\/avacon_OH_workerscomp_certificateofcoverage_2014-08-25-2015-02-28.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">OH Workers Compensation Certificate &amp; Notices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.com.ohio.gov\/documents\/dico_2014Minimumwageposter.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">OH Minimum Wage<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li>OH Equal Employment Opportunity (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohio.edu\/hr\/employment\/upload\/minor_labor_laws.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">OH Minor Labor Laws<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.odh.ohio.gov\/~\/media\/ODH\/ASSETS\/Files\/news\/nosmokingsignincolor.ashx\" rel=\"nofollow\">OH No Smoking<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li>OH Unemployment Insurance (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avacon.org\/docs\/OH_Domestic_Violence_Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">OH Domestic Violence<\/a> (POSTER)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avacon.org\/docs\/OH_public_employee_risk_reduction_poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">OH Public Employment Risk Reduction Act<\/a> (POSTER)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/chapter-3\/branding-style-guide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"page-turn_150px.jpg\" src=\"\/mainSpace\/files\/page-turn_150px.jpg\" alt=\"page-turn_150px.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"144\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company Policies As of the time of this writing, all official company policies are hosted on this website or the AvaCon website. Current policies include: Branding &amp; Style Guide Code of Ethics Communications Policy Confidential Information &amp; Privileged Access Policy Conflict of Interest Policy Equal Opportunity Employment Policy Fixed Asset Capitalization &amp; Depreciation Intellectual Property [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":516,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions\/516"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}