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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

When constructing your policy, examine legal and regulatory guidelines. Employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) are required to make, keep and preserve certain records pertaining to their obligations under the law. When this happens, the Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act serves as a guideline.

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Stay organized and secure with electronic records management

BMT Office Administration

Examining legal and regulatory guidelines provides a good foundation for establishing what types of electronic records you need to keep and for how long. Requirements may prove surprising, such as certain employee medical records that OSHA wants retained for 30 years. Figuring out what to keep and for how long. Accommodation requests.

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Digital Document Management Systems (DMS)

Small Business CEO

If you follow some basic guidelines your chosen system will make your staff more productive, your file management and tracking processes more streamlined resulting in improved efficiency overall. However if you implement a system for box ticking purposes without thinking things through, it could end up being an expensive “ white elephant ”.