CRThe Crew Rulebook
2026 Edition
For US small businesses with employees

Protect your business before a claim lands on your desk

Your employee handbook and every write-up form, already written. Fill in your details, your crew signs, and it's done in one afternoon.

The printed Crew Rulebook employee handbook, write-up forms and a tablet with the rollout guide on a shop counter
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How many of these happened to you this year?

Tap the ones that happened.

A shop owner behind the counter reading a letter from a lawyer

Any one of those can end in a letter from a lawyer.

How it starts

A verbal warning today.
A claim tomorrow.

It happens every week. And it starts like this.

You say something

Late again. You chew him out on the spot. Nothing goes in writing.

He files a claim

Unemployment, a wage claim or a discrimination charge. Filing costs him nothing. Answering it costs you time and money.

You have to prove it

When you say he broke the rules, it's on you to show the rules existed. And you don't have one signed page.

You pay. Win or lose.

Lawyer fees, back pay or a settlement. Even a claim you win can cost you thousands to defend.

88,201discrimination and retaliation charges filed with the EEOC in one year*
10 monthsaverage EEOC investigation, by the agency's own count*
$160Kaverage cost to defend and settle one employee claim**

*EEOC, fiscal year 2025. **Hiscox Guide to Employee Lawsuits (2017), businesses under 500 employees without employment practices insurance. Averages; your situation may differ.

And it's not just one employee

What if the Labor Department walks in tomorrow?

One complaint is all it takes for a wage and hour investigator to show up. The first thing he asks for is your paperwork.

If he walked in today…

  • The required posters are in a drawer somewhere.
  • The rules are "in your head".
  • You can't find one signed page.

With everything in order…

  • Posters up, handbook on the shelf.
  • Signed by your whole crew.
  • A labeled file for every employee.

A visit turns into paperwork, not a panic.

What happens in a claim

Nobody asks what happened. They ask what he signed.

A conference table set for an employment mediation, with an open case file

Three questions decide everything:

  1. Were your rules in writing?
  2. Did the employee sign them?
  3. Did you write up every violation?

If the answer is "no", the question isn't whether you pay. It's how much.

No paperwork

He fired him for living on his phone.

Never wrote him up once. With nothing signed, there was no way to prove a single violation.

With paperwork

Every no-show and every late arrival, written up.

Signed by the employee, or by a witness when he refused. When the claim came, there was something to show.

The solution

Your business in order, in one afternoon

The handbook is already written. You just fill in what's in yellow.

What it looks like inside
Employee Handbook2026 Edition · 120 numbered rules

COMPANYMike's Auto Repair, called "the Company" in this handbook.

RULE 5.2 · WHAT COUNTS AS LATEYou are late if you are not ready to work more than 5 minutes after your start time of 7:00 AM.

RULE 8.1 · PHONESDuring work time, keep your phone in your locker.

Employee signature
Date
SIGNED
Fill it inYour details, your hours, your rules.
They signEvery employee signs his own copy.
You file itOne copy for him, one in his personnel file.

Stuck? The Rollout Guide shows you exactly what to do, step by step.

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Why it works

Built around what gets checked in a claim

Built to back you up

Exactly what a claim asks for: signed rules and a write-up for every violation.

Current for 2026

Federal basics covered (overtime, equal opportunity, I-9), plus a State Check Sheet for what changes where you are.

Fits your trade

Shops, crews, restaurants, clinics, offices. Built for businesses with 2 to 50 employees.

Everything you get

12 ready-to-use forms plus a step-by-step guide

In Word and Google Docs. Open it, fill it in, use it.

The Crew Rulebook employee handbook open in Word and printed

The Employee Handbook

Hours, attendance, call-outs, phones, dress code, safety, conduct and discipline. Already written: 15 chapters, 120 numbered rules.

Value $97
The One-Afternoon Rollout Guide on a tablet

The Rollout Guide

How to fill it in, present it to your crew, get it signed and file it.

Value $37
The Write-Up Kit forms printed on a clipboard

The Write-Up Kit

Verbal warning record, written and final warnings, suspension notice, improvement plan, refusal-to-sign statement, termination letter and more. 12 forms.

Value $67
The Paper Trail PackPosters checklist, personnel file setup and the State Check Sheet. · $27
What You Can Require (and What You Can't)In plain English, so you don't mess it up. · $19
What to Tell Your CrewRoll it out without it sounding like a punishment. · $19
Launch bonuses

And on top of that, free

Guide: 7 Mistakes That Blow Up a Firing
Bonus 1

7 Mistakes That Blow Up a Firing

The ones almost every owner makes without knowing it, and how to avoid them.

Value $17 · Free
Updated handbook on a phone
Bonus 2

Free Updates for 1 Year

When the rules change, the updated version shows up in your library at no cost.

Value $14 · Free

Same business. Two different endings.

A messy desk with loose sticky notes and no paperwork

Nothing signed

  • Everybody does what he wants.
  • Verbal warnings, nothing in writing.
  • You live scared of a lawsuit.
Labeled employee files and a signed handbook on a shelf

Everything signed

  • Everybody knows the rules.
  • Every violation is on paper.
  • You sleep at night.

What owners are saying

★★★★★I had a tech rolling in at 8:20 every day, swearing nobody told him we start at 8. I filled in the handbook on a Sunday night and had all six guys sign it Monday. Next time he was late, I handed him a written warning. He's been on time for two months.
Mike D.Auto Shop Owner, Toledo, OH
★★★★★Phones were killing my crews. Guys scrolling at the trailer while the clock ran. I kept the phone rule as written and added one line about the trucks. My first write-up ever took five minutes because the form was already there.
Ray T.Landscaping Contractor, Mesa, AZ
★★★★★A line cook quit and filed for unemployment, saying I pushed him out. This time I had his signed acknowledgment and two written warnings for no-call no-shows. I answered the state's questionnaire in twenty minutes and attached copies, instead of losing a whole week to it.
Carlos V.Restaurant Owner, San Antonio, TX
★★★★★I figured handbooks were for big companies with an HR department. My rules lived in my head and changed with my mood. It took one afternoon to fill in the yellow. New hires sign on day one now, and the fights about call-outs stopped within a month.
Dave K.HVAC Company Owner, Raleigh, NC

Testimonials are illustrative. Results vary.

All of this, today

The Crew Rulebook hardcover
The Crew Rulebook™Employee Handbook + Write-Up Kit · 2026 Edition
  • The Employee Handbook (120 rules)$97
  • The Rollout Guide$37
  • The Write-Up Kit (12 forms)$67
  • The Paper Trail Pack$27
  • What You Can Require (and What You Can't)$19
  • What to Tell Your Crew$19
  • 7 Mistakes That Blow Up a Firing$17
  • Free Updates for 1 Year$14
Total value$297
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Common questions

I don't know anything about the law. Can I use this?
Yes. It's all written. You fill in your details where it's marked in yellow, and the Rollout Guide walks you through every step.
How long does it take?
Filling it in, about 30 minutes. Signing, as long as it takes to get your crew together. One afternoon.
Do I have to file it somewhere?
No. In the US there's no government office where a handbook gets filed. You keep each employee's signed acknowledgment in his personnel file, and the guide shows you how.
What if an employee won't sign?
Then you put that in writing. The kit has a Refusal-to-Sign Statement: you and a witness sign that he got his copy. The rules still apply to him.
I only have 3 employees. Is it worth it?
Yes. It's built for small businesses: shops, crews, restaurants, clinics and offices. They're the ones with no HR department to fall back on.
Does it work in my state?
The federal basics apply everywhere. What changes by state (meal breaks, final paycheck, paid sick leave) is marked [CHECK YOUR STATE], and the State Check Sheet tells you where to confirm each one with your state labor department.
Is it up to date?
Yes, it's the 2026 edition. And if the rules change in the next 12 months, the updated version shows up in your library at no cost.
How do I get it?
Right after you pay, you get an email with access to your online library: every file, ready to download. Works on your computer or your phone.
Is this legal advice?
No. These are editable templates to put your rules in writing. For a specific situation, like a firing that's already heading to a claim, talk to an employment attorney in your state.

That claim can show up any day. Let it find everything signed.

One afternoon of work today can save you months of headaches.

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