I concur with Barbara Wynton. Regarding financial records you may want
to review the SEC (Title 17) and IRS requirements (Title 26) in the Code
of Federal Regulations.  Many HR related requirements can be reviewed in
Title 29.  The record keeping requirements in this title include:

Wage and Hour division: 29CFR516.5 and 29CFR516.6 ( General records
requirements for all employers) also Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Wage and Hour division: 29CFR825.500 (FMLA)

Equal Pay Act: 29CFR1620

Age Discrimination Act: 29CFR1627.3 (ADEA)

ERISA(Employee Retirement Income Security Program): 29USC1027

OSHA: 29CFR1904.4, 29CFR1904.7, 29CFR1904.29, 29CFR1904.33,
29CFR1904.38, 29CFR1910.38, 29CFR1904.44 AND 29CFR1910.1200
(29CFR191.1200)

Title VII and The ADA ( Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities
Act): 29CFR1602.14

Requirements for Federal Contractors: Title 41 Public Contracts and
Property Management  Part 60 Obligations of contractors and
subcontractors ( Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Clause):
41CFR60-1.12

Attached is a web link that may help you in your efforts.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html   (The Code of Federal
Regulations)


Your State provides guidance regarding record retention requirements as
well.  This information should help you get started!

Michael Levey

SCANA

Other general info regarding records management etc. can be obtained
through the following links:

www.thesedonaconference.org/

www.niso.org/index.html

WWW.archives.gov

www.aiim.org/index.asp

www.irmt.org

WWW.archivists.org

www.interpares.org

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