BMT Office Administration
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Some of the most frequent types of these files are: Medical records for paperwork related to: Personal medical information. Medical leave of absence requests. Doctor’s notes.
BMT Office Administration
JULY 3, 2023
Besides that, your confidential medical records will let you know if any team members have disabilities that you need to consider when planning and assigning tasks. Besides the EEOC, the IRS also has requirements for employee documents, including which forms you need to have for each employee, such as W-4s.
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BMT Office Administration
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) have also had significant impacts on employee recordkeeping and personnel files — further complicating the issue. These documents include payroll records, time cards, pay rate information, and anything else related to payment.
BMT Office Administration
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Forms such as IRS Form W-2 and IRS Form 1099 need to be sent out by the end of January. Both forms provide end-of-year compensation information that employees and contractors need for tax purposes. A W-2 is a tax form that businesses send to their employees as well as the government. What is a W-2? What is a 1099?
BMT Office Administration
AUGUST 8, 2022
Never dispose of a current employee’s Form I-9; you must keep it for as long as the employee works for you, and for a certain amount of time after they stop working for you. Only when an employee stops working for you should you calculate how much longer you must keep their Form I-9. Per the U.S. Department of Labor.
BMT Office Administration
MAY 31, 2022
Such a management system utilizes information technology to organize and store records in electronic form. Some types of business records, such as tax forms and legal documents, are relatively easy to spot. Requirements may prove surprising, such as certain employee medical records that OSHA wants retained for 30 years.
BMT Office Administration
APRIL 12, 2023
Payroll files. Your payroll files should include W-4s, W-2s, timesheets, direct deposits, and wage rates. Medical files. All employee documentation related to benefits should go in your medical files. ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) record requirements state you must retain payroll records for three years.
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