HRCI Handbook Builder
HRCI Handbook Builder is a web-based tool for creating employee handbooks tailored to employees’ work locations.
What HRCI Handbook Builder is
HRCI Handbook Builder is a web-based tool for creating employee handbooks tailored to employees’ work locations. Organizations enter the handbook type, employee count, locations, and answers about required policies. The builder can produce a core handbook with automatic state addenda or generate policies for specific states. Its annual subscription costs $399 a year and includes more than 90 customizable policies; the FAQ describes over 100 optional policies. Users can edit generated text, add custom policies, and change formatting in the in-app editor. Unlimited organizational users and collaboration tools are included, along with Word and PDF downloads. Legal updates cover federal, state, city, and county laws, with immediate, weekly, or monthly notifications. Coverage includes all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and major city and county employment laws. Optional machine-assisted translations support Spanish, French, and German. Powered by SixFifty, the subscription is for an organization’s own handbook and does not permit resale or commercial distribution to third parties.
Good
- Policies tailored to work locations
- 90+ customizable policies
- Coverage across all U.S. states
- Configurable legal-update notifications
- Unlimited organizational users
Watch out
- No free plan
- Translations are machine-assisted options
- Generated content cannot be resold commercially
Who it suits
It suits organizations creating and maintaining employee handbooks across multiple U.S. jurisdictions. Teams needing collaboration, legal alerts, and editable exports can use its subscription workflow.
Verdict
HRCI Handbook Builder combines jurisdiction-aware policy generation with editing, collaboration, alerts, and downloadable documents. Its subscription is designed for internal handbook creation rather than resale.
Plans and prices
From HRCI Handbook Builder's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| HRCI Handbook Builder | $399 a year | Unlimited users · 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and major city and county laws · 90+ customizable policies · Billed annually; automatically renews until canceled. |
The facts
Each one read from HRCI Handbook Builder's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Business information
- To generate a handbook, users provide the handbook type, employee count and work locations, and answers to follow-up questions about required policies.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Collaboration and exports
- The subscription includes unlimited organizational users, team collaboration tools, an in-app editor, and Word and PDF downloads.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- The subscription covers all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and major city- and county-specific employment laws.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The subscription is for creating an organization’s own employee handbook and does not grant rights to resell or commercially distribute generated content to third parties.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Legal updates
- The product provides legal updates for federal, state, city, and county laws, with notifications configurable as immediate, weekly, or monthly.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Policy editing
- Users can edit generated content, add custom policies, and adjust formatting.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Policy library
- The subscription includes access to more than 90 customizable policies, with over 100 optional policies described in the product FAQ.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product provider
- The HRCI Handbook Builder is powered by SixFifty.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The builder creates employee handbooks with policies tailored to employees’ work locations.checked 3 Oct 2026
- State addenda
- Organizations can build a core handbook with automatic state addenda or generate state-specific policies and addenda.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Translations
- Spanish, French, and German translations are available as optional machine-assisted translations.checked 3 Oct 2026
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