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Labor/Employment

Mar. 10, 2000

Paperwork Priority

Serious evidentiary sanctions can be imposed in employment-related civil actions when the employer has violated record retention laws.

By René Barge
        As responsible employers know, various state and federal laws require retention of employee personnel records for differing periods. What employers may not be aware of are the serious evidentiary sanctions that can result in employment-related civil actions when the employer has violated any of these retention laws or its own personnel file-retention policies.
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