Employee Recordkeeping: Knowing which records to keep, how to store them, and for how long can spare you administrative and legal headaches. We’ll take a look at how recordkeeping works, and offer you some easy to follow do's and don'ts to guide your efforts.
2. Personnel Files
Typically include:
• Basic Information
• Hiring Documents
• Job Performance Records
• Employment-Related
Agreements
• Compensation Information
• Termination and Post-
Employment Documentation
3. Confidential File:
Stored Separately and May Include:
• Forms 1-9
• Medical records and workers’
compensation claims
• Federal and state leave
documents
• Background checks
• Documentation pertaining to
an employee investigation
4. Federal Government and
Individual States Require
Employee Recordkeeping
Compensation and Benefits
Fair Labor Standard Acts
Family and Medical Leave Act
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Employment Taxes
Employment Matters
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Equal Opportunity in Employment
Americans with Disabilities Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI)
Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
6. Do’s and Don’t
• DO establish formal recordkeeping policy
in accordance with federal and state law
• DO review all documents to determine
wether they belong in personnel or
confidential file
• DO store files in secure and locked
location
• DON’T store confidential file in same spot
as personnel file
7. • DO establish a timeframe for
reviewing/updating/destroying
documents
• DON’T put them in the trash
• DO determine wether you will keep hard
or digital copies and have backup plan
• DO identify a limited group of
individuals who will have access to
employee records
Do’s and Don’t
8. Do’s and Don’t
• DO define specific circumstances under
which employees can access or copy files
• DON’T allow employees to remove,
correct or alter documents in the file
• DO establish procedure for third-party
requests for employee information