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Employee benefits templates, forms, and downloadable documents for small business.
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FMLA Return to Work Form
Free FMLA Return to Work Form + Fitness-for-Duty Cert
Six free FMLA return-to-work templates for US small business: a basic fitness-for-duty certification, an enhanced version tied to essential functions, an intermittent leave version, the employer return-to-work letter, an employee return notice, and a compliance checklist. Covers when certification may be required, the GINA notice, and the restriction handling that keeps a form out of disability-claim territory. DOCX, no signup.
FMLA Tracker
FMLA Tracker Templates
Five free FMLA tracking templates for US small business: a seven-sheet Excel tracker workbook, a dedicated intermittent leave tracker, a printable pay-period log, an eligibility worksheet, and a notice deadline checklist. Entitlement is calculated from each employee's actual weekly schedule rather than a flat 480 hours, with a state leave overlay for employers under 50. XLSX and DOCX, no signup.
FMLA Request Form
Free FMLA Request Form Template for Small Business
Six free FMLA leave request templates for US small business: a general intake form, versions for the employee's own health condition, family care and bonding, military family leave, and intermittent or reduced-schedule leave, plus an employer processing checklist. Covers the coverage and eligibility test, the five-business-day and fifteen-calendar-day deadlines, and how the intake form fits alongside the official notices. DOCX, no signup.
Open Enrollment Announcement
Open Enrollment Announcement Templates
Six free open enrollment announcement templates for US small business: a save-the-date, the enrollment announcement, a midpoint reminder, a final-day message, a post-enrollment confirmation, and short versions for printed letters, Slack, SMS, and a break room poster. Every email includes both active and passive enrollment wording, with the required notices explained. DOCX, no signup.
PTO Tracking Spreadsheet
Free PTO Tracking Spreadsheet for Small Business
Six free paid time off trackers for US small business: an annual calendar view, a per-employee balance tracker with a running transaction log, an accrual calculator covering weekly through per-hour-worked methods with part-time proration, a team coverage planner, a simple version for teams under 10, and a setup and audit checklist. Every accrual rate is precomputed. XLSX, no signup.
Health Insurance Waiver Form
Free Health Insurance Waiver Form + Employer Guide
Six free benefits waiver templates for US small business: a standard health insurance waiver, an all-benefits opt-out grid, a new hire version, a mid-year election change request, an annual renewal form, and a recordkeeping checklist. Covers why declining locks for the plan year, how to document the offer as well as the declination, and what the 50-employee threshold changes. DOCX, no signup.
Vacation Request
Free Vacation Request Templates for Small Business
Six free vacation request templates for small business: a standard form, a detailed form with a coverage plan, a small-business version with no HR step, a multi-type PTO form, plus a formal letter and a short email. FMLA, ADA, and state notes. DOCX, no signup.
Maternity Leave Policy
Free Maternity Leave Policy Template for Small Business
Five free maternity and parental leave policy templates for small business: paid, unpaid FMLA-aligned, small-business FMLA-exempt, gender-neutral parental, plus a state paid-leave addendum. FMLA, PDA, and state notes. DOCX, no signup.
Short-Term Disability Policy
Free Short-Term Disability Policy Template
Four free short-term disability policy templates for small business: a standard policy, a small-business version with no HR step, a combined STD and LTD policy, and a state add-on for CA, HI, NJ, NY, and RI. FMLA, ADA, and 2026 state SDI notes. DOCX, no signup.
Parental Leave Policy
Free Parental Leave Policy Template for Small Business
Six free parental leave policy templates for small business: a gender-neutral base policy, paternity, adoption and foster, an FMLA-style family policy, a small-business no-HR version, and a state paid-leave addendum. FMLA and equal-treatment notes. DOCX, no signup.
Vacation Policy
Free Vacation Policy Template for Small Business
Five free vacation policy templates for small business: tenure-based, accrual, front-loaded, part-time, and unlimited vacation. BLS day-count benchmarks and a state payout table for CA, CO, IL, MT, and NE. DOCX, no signup.
Employee Suspension Letter
Free Employee Suspension Letter Templates (5 Scenarios)
Five free employee suspension letter templates for small business: paid suspension pending investigation, unpaid suspension for non-exempt and exempt employees, suspension for misconduct, and a final suspension before termination. FLSA and at-will notes. DOCX, no signup.
FMLA Exhaustion Letter
Free FMLA Exhaustion Letter Templates for Employers
Five free FMLA exhaustion letter templates for employers: return-to-work, ADA interactive-process invitation, extended and state leave, termination after exhaustion, and an advance-warning notice. Built to avoid the auto-termination trap. DOCX, no signup.
FMLA Policy
Free FMLA Policy Template for Small Business (4 Versions)
Four free FMLA and family and medical leave policy templates for small business: a full federal-compliant policy, a small-business voluntary version, a handbook-insert short version, and an intermittent-leave addendum. Does-it-apply guide and 2026 state table. DOCX, no signup.
Holiday Policy
Free Holiday Policy Template for Small Business
Six free company holiday policy templates for US small business: a standard office policy, an open-on-holidays retail version, a holiday pay policy, a floating holiday policy, a religious accommodation policy, and a minimal version. 2026 federal holidays and state pay rules. DOCX, no signup.