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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Cover letter. Job offer letter. Payroll records for money or pay-related information such as: Timesheets. Payroll deduction forms. That is fine as long as the process is organized, systematic, and — above all — legal. You must keep a completed Form I-9 on file for each employee on your payroll.

Filing 121
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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

For instance, if your employment records contain all the disciplinary actions and policy violations committed by the offending employee, you’ll have a better chance of defending your decision to terminate an employee in court. Also, you’re legally obligated to retain these records for at least one year by the EEOC.

Filing 52