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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Cover letter. Job offer letter. These documents tend to be ones containing sensitive or confidential information. For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Beneficiary information. Training records.

Filing 121
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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

A dizzying amount of paperwork goes into hiring a new employee, including background checks, applications, offer letters, job applications, and more. That’s not even mentioning all the paperwork involved in the onboarding process, such as employee handbooks , contact information, and direct deposit/banking information — just to name a few.

Filing 52