Paper, paper, and more paper. What to keep, what to shred, how long to keep? While the keep everything forever might feel comfortable, it’s not reasonable. Then there’s the this doesn’t need to be with that rule. It’s confusing for most companies.
This is a fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor with Recordkeeping Requirements.
https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs21.pdf
This is far from all employee records, but covers the basics needed. As a reminder your I-9’s should be kept separate from everything else and medical records are also to be kept separately from other files maintained for an employee.
CyQuest can do an audit on employee recordkeeping to get and keep your small business in compliance. Contact us today!