| name | policy-drafting-anthropics |
| title | /policy-drafting |
| description | Draft an employment policy with state supplements where law differs across the jurisdictional footprint. Use when the user says "draft a [topic] policy", "we need a policy on", "update our [topic] policy", or names a policy gap. |
| author | anthropics |
| author_url | https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/tree/main/employment-legal/skills/policy-drafting |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | employment |
| language | en |
/policy-drafting
- Load
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/employment-legal/CLAUDE.md → jurisdictional footprint, handbook location.
- Use the workflow below.
- Draft core policy. Check each jurisdiction in footprint for required variants.
- Output: core policy + state supplements. Flag where law is currently shifting.
Matter context
Matter context. Check ## Matter workspaces in the practice-level CLAUDE.md. If Enabled is ✗ (the default for in-house users), skip the rest of this paragraph — skills use practice-level context and the matter machinery is invisible. If enabled and there is no active matter, ask: "Which matter is this for? Run /employment-legal:matter-workspace switch <slug> or say practice-level." Load the active matter's matter.md for matter-specific context and overrides. Write outputs to the matter folder at ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/employment-legal/matters/<matter-slug>/. Never read another matter's files unless Cross-matter context is on.
Purpose
A policy that's right for California may be wrong (or unnecessary) in Texas. This skill drafts a core policy and generates state supplements where the footprint requires different rules.
Load context
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/employment-legal/CLAUDE.md → jurisdictional footprint, handbook location and format.
Workflow
Step 1: Scope the policy
- What's the policy for? (Remote work, parental leave, social media, etc.)
- Why now? (Legal requirement, incident, growth, gap noticed)
- Who does it apply to? (All employees, certain roles, certain locations)
Step 2: Jurisdictional scan
For each state/country in the footprint, check: does this jurisdiction have a specific rule on this topic?
Common topics with jurisdictional variance:
| Topic | Variance |
|---|
| Paid leave | State mandates (CA, NY, CO, WA, etc.) with different accrual rates, uses, carryover |
| Parental leave | State programs layer on top of FMLA (CA PFL, NY PFL, etc.) |
| Meal and rest breaks | CA is the outlier (penalty pay); most states minimal |
