Personnel Files

Records retention: How long should you keep each document?

05/04/2016

A comprehensive list with suggested retention periods for 100 business records.

The Records Management Filing Cabinet: May ’16

05/02/2016

Storing records; scanning receipts; controlling paperwork.

10 Steps to Stress-Free, Lawsuit-Free Termination Meetings

04/08/2016

Terminating an employee is probably the hardest thing an HR professional has to do—and the most legally dangerous. To handle terminations well, you need to keep calm, communicate your message without escalating the tension and stick to a plan. Here’s a 10-step course of action …

4 ways to ruin a performance evaluation

04/05/2016

Help your organization’s supervisors provide better reviews by warning them away from these common mistakes.

Guard sues after inmate swipes his SSN

03/29/2016

A guard at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary has sued the Justice Department after a federal inmate obtained his Social Security number and other personal data through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Fixing mistakes in your I-9 forms? How to do it legally

03/24/2016

Many of the I-9 forms in your files are just screaming for attention.

Are your records really ready for inspection?

03/16/2016

“I have been a part of many information governance/records management horror stories,” says Braden Perry, litigation, regulatory and government investigations attorney with Kennyhertz Perry, LLC. We asked him for some warning signs that you’re not prepared for your system to be examined at close range.

Should we acknowledge an employee’s resignation with some form of written documentation?

02/12/2016

Q. If an employee resigns, do I need to get them to sign a resignation letter?

What should we do? Employee wants to add written rebuttal to his performance review

01/12/2016

Q. We have a difficult employee who does not like criticism and always takes issue with any sort of coaching. We recently had annual performance reviews, and his manager included some things in the written evaluation that this employee takes issue with. He refused to sign the performance review and is now demanding that we place his written response in his personnel file. Do we have to include this employee’s angry diatribe in his personnel file?

HR data security in the spotlight

11/03/2015

Don’t let your employees’ information become the target of the next high-profile data breach. Here’s what you should know before contracting with a cloud vendor.