Employee Handbook and Policies

The Yakima County Employee Handbook is intended to give you a general overview of the County and may not deal with all of the policies which govern its operation.

The Employee Handbook and Policies are subject to terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement.  Language in individual bargaining unit contracts takes precedence over language in the Employee Handbook or Yakima County Policies where there are conflicts.

Yakima County Employee Handbook

  1. Employee Handbook updated 09-2022

Yakima County Policies

  1. HR 001 Classification and Compensation Policy 06-13-23
  2. HR 002 Compensatory Time Policy 08-01-23
  3. HR 003 Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy 08-22
  4. HR 006 Extra Help Policy 01-2023
  5. HR 007 Respirator Protection Control Policy
  6. HR 008 Family and Medical Leave Policy 04-18
  7. HR 009 Pregnancy Leave Policy 04-18
  8. HR 011 Retiree Rehire Policy 04-15
  9. HR 012 Leave of Absence Policy 07-28-20
  10. HR 013 Recruitment Policy 07-28-20
  11. HR 014 I-9 Employment Eligibility and Verification Policy 07-28-20
  12. HR 015 Leave Sharing Program for Catastrophic Illness or Injury Policy 07-28-20
  13. HR 016 Alcohol and Drug Free Workplace Policy 08-18-20
  1. HR 017 Nepotism Policy 01-14
  2. HR 018 Conflict of Interest Policy 12-23-14
  3. HR 019 Smoke-Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy
  4. HR 020 Fitness for Duty Drug and Alcohol Policy 08-18-20
  5. HR 021 Employee Separation Policy
  6. HR 022 ADA Accommodation Policy for Employees 07-20-22
  7. HR 022-A ADA Accommodation Policy for Public 07-20-22
  8. HR 024 Automated External Defibrillator AED Policy 9-20-16
  9. HR 025 Information Technology Accessibility Policy
  10. HR 028 Non-Bargaining Employee Health Insurance Policy 10-17
  11. HR 029 WA State Paid Sick Leave Policy 12-01-20
  12. HR 030 Identification Badges and County Courthouse Access Policy 09-19-2023