Businesses need handbooks and manuals to keep employees, suppliers, customers, shareholders, and anyone else who has an interest in their business apprised of policies, procedures, and regulations. The documents in some cases represent the company's survival. In today's litigious society, companies often become the targets of lawsuits that can cost them millions of dollars. Some of these lawsuits, e.g., those regarding sexual harassment and product liability, can be avoided if companies include in their handbooks explanations of their policies regarding those issues.