The ongoing increase in EEOC charges should motivate employers to review their recordkeeping practices.  Human Resource records and documents are critical to defending wrongful termination and other employment claims. Any and all documents can be used as evidence in litigation.   Your review, thus, should not be limited to the official personnel file. If a plaintiff requests information in litigation, they are entitled to information maintained by the employer that is related to the matter at issue.  For this reason, it is important that managers are trained regarding the type of information which should be retained, and how, […]