Document Retention and Destruction What HR Professionals Must Know

Many employers lack a document management policy altogether, resulting in inconsistent document retention and destruction a surefire path to litigation and spoliation claims and little to no reliable protection for confidential information. Another substantial number of employers rely on generic policies whose sources are unknown, are from a different industry, or rely on a different state's laws, just to cite a few of a myriad of problems with generic policies. The enormity of creating a model policy unique to a specific employer creates a psychological barrier that hinders the development and implementation of a much-needed document management policy.