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Save it, Shred it? Employee Record Retention for HR

Course Description:

If your company’s personnel records were audited right this very minute, could they stand-up to a DOL probe, an EEOC investigation, or an ICE inspection?

As an HR professional one of your primary responsibilities is to maintain personnel records. But what began as putting important files in a folder has developed into a complex web of compliance. And each year, compliance gets more and more difficult. 

There’s the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the updated ADA regulations, and modified FMLA rules, all of which have separate rigid requirements for retention. And the federal push for I-9 compliance means employers must have their immigration forms meticulously maintained… but you don’t have to worry about that, right?

Let’s not forget about identity theft, technological changes and potential litigation which all impact record-keeping in a big way.

Course Highlights:

This must-attend audio conference explores how to implement an organized and legally compliant document retention policy.  In just 75-minutes, you’ll learn the legal dos and don’ts for managing your personnel files, including:

• Defining “document” in today’s technology
• Identifying the documents under your “possession, custody or control”
• Document timeline: How long do you need to keep specific documents
• Special handling for medical records
• Understanding document retention when impending or current litigation is at hand
• I-9 Forms: When and how long to retain
• Former employee personnel files: Can you get rid of them?
• Updates to regulations that impact record retention
• Retention for documents connected to EEOC charges and related records
• Employees’ personnel files: what they should – and should not – include

fEATured Faculty:

Jason Priebe, Of Counsel, Seyfarth Shaw

Mr. Priebe is of counsel in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His practice focuses on issues involved in electronic discovery preparedness, planning, and execution, as well as information privacy and data security. His experience includes service as an in-house attorney for one of the largest Property and Casualty insurers in the U.S., where he advised on issues involving litigation hold administration, and the development of electronic data discovery process and policy.

Mr. Priebe has extensive litigation and jury trial experience in a broad range of substantive areas, including individual and commercial insurance claims, subrogation, and insurance coverage disputes. He is a member of the Sedona Conference, and a participant in the Sedona Working Group on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure.

Jay C. Carle, Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Mr. Carle is a litigation associate in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His practice focuses on issues associated with electronic discovery and other high technology matters.

Mr. Carle assists clients in litigation eDiscovery issues, including electronic document preservation, production, spoliation, and computer forensic investigations. In addition to litigation response, he counsels clients on eDiscovery preparedness including cost-effective strategies for the preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information. Mr. Carle leverages a strong technical background which includes over 10 years experience consulting in the private industry in knowledge management, technology systems engineering, and technical project management.

Mr. Carle has assisted clients through various electronically stored information issues in multiple class action and commercial cases involving labor and employment, contract disputes, FTC investigation/litigation, and misappropriation, among others.

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:

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

APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.25 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. "The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."

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