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Employee Record Keeping: How to Avoid Litigation and Stay In Compliance

Course Description:

Are stacks of resumes, wage and hour records, and countless personnel files taking over your office? Are you unsure of what you should keep and what you can throw away? Are you confident your HR files and policies comply with retention requirements and will hold up to scrutiny should problems arise?

Small mistakes can be costly. In fact, if you fail to comply with the Fair and Accurate Transactions Act (FACTA), which governs employers’ use of consumer reports for background checking purposes, you could face:

• damages of up to $1,000 per employee;
• federal fines of up to $2,500 per violation; and
• possible state fines of up to $1,000 per employee

Not to mention exposing yourself to litigation and even class action liability if a large number of employees are affected.

Learn which records you're required to keep by law, how to treat the records you are keeping and which ones you can safely throw away in this critical CCM audio conference.

In this 75-minute session, our employment law experts will provide you with:

• Practical, up-to-date guidance to develop your company’s record retention (and destruction) policies,  
• Detailed information on federal requirements, and
• Professional insight on how to minimize your exposure to litigation.

By the end of this program, you’ll also know:  

• Which fundamental records you must have on hand to comply with OSHA, ADEA, ADA, civil rights laws, affirmative action measures, FLSA, FMLA, and other requirements
• What documents should and should not be retained in personnel files
• How “personal identifying information” is defined under various privacy laws
• What policies you should implement to protect and secure personal identifying information and other employee information
• How long each type of employment record must be retained
• When and how to destroy each type of employment document, and how to comply with FACTA’s Disposal Rule
• What to collect and retain to protect your company in case an employee files a complaint or lawsuit
• What you can do to minimize your company’s exposure to litigation
  

Featured Faculty:

Devjani Mishra, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ms. Mishra is a partner practicing labor and employment law in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  She has represented employers in all aspects of employment litigation, including: workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims; wage and hour actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other statutes; suits under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act; common law non-competition and non-solicitation disputes; and numerous other actions under federal, state, and local law.  Ms. Mishra has substantial trial experience and has successfully litigated cases in federal and state courts and agencies in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, and Vermont. Ms. Mishra also regularly conducts training and counsels management on a wide range of topics, including: avoiding discrimination; conducting internal investigations and compliance assessments; conducting glass ceiling and diversity assessments; handling employee leave and accommodation requests; implementing reductions in force; addressing Web 2.0-related issues in the workplace; and managing employee performance.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

Pricing:

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Your CD recording includes the complete audio conference presentation, audience Q&A and presentation materials.

APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

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