Do you think you have a general idea of what you should be keeping in your employee personnel files?  As a general rule of thumb, only keep information that can legally be the basis for an employment-related decision in the file. 

How comfortable are you with your decision-making in what might be considered confidential and therefore retained in its own confidential file?  You may have questions regarding your files such as:  What are my employees’ rights as far as copying documents from their personnel file?  Can I keep files electronically?  What if I receive a subpoena for records?  Can I keep this document in the general personnel file or does it go in the confidential file?  How many files do I need? 

SDEA can come to your location and audit your personnel files.  We will review each of your files and provide you with feedback on where your problem-areas are. Upon completion of the audit you’ll know what documents should be removed and placed in the confidential file, any red flags we notice that should be addressed, and be provided with an overview of retention requirements in order to help you reduce your paper files.