Can I maintain personnel files electronically and destroy the originals?
HRCalifornia
There is no law that specifically prohibits electronic retention of personnel files, but there are many rules regarding how the files must or can be reproduced, as well as destroyed.
Electronic Records
You want to ensure a legible, printed copy can be produced if necessary and guarantee the security of the computer system in which the records are held. Your policy concerning who may access the personnel files must be enforced in the same manner if the files are
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