A few tips on how to maintain your personnel files so they don’t become a source of damaging evidence in a lawsuit. In almost every employment case, one of the first things your ex-employee will ask for is a copy of his personnel file. In fact, ex-employees will often ask for a copy of their file before litigation begins (or even before a demand letter is sent). The documents you keep in your employees’ personnel files may turn into evidence that can be used against you.

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