I've been dealing with this area since beginning work on a file plan.  The 
phenominon of people declaring records "Confidential" that aren't is well 
precedented.

It seems that, as with much of records management, that it is a matter of 
syntax.  Steve or Sally Muckenfutch may honestly believe that the records 
that they are filing are confidential, when in reality they are not based on 
what their company defines as "Confidential."

We simply need to clarify their definition of confidential.  

Here is a GREAT example from the University of Chicago that explains the w's 
of their confidential information:

http://hr.uchicago.edu/policy/p601.html

DISCLAIMER
I do not speak for Stev and Sally Muckenfutch.  In fact, Steve and Sally 
Muckenfutch are not real people.  Any behavioral similarites to Steves, Sallys, 
or any of the Muckenfutch families or clans is strictly coincidental...and 
confidential.



On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:20:32 -0500, Johnson Jr., Earl 
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>Good afternoon,
>
>Are any of you offering training to your company-from a records management 
perspective, on when to use "Privileged" on records?  Perhaps like some of 
you, we have some who stamp almost everything they do 
with "Privileged," "Attorney-Client Privilege," and/or "Confidential" (or some 
combination of all of these) when it may not necessary to do so.  We're 
working on formal documentation to explain this that may become a CBT 
(computer based training) session, and I just wanted to get input from anyone 
else who may have done/or will be doing something similar.
>
>Thanks.
>Earl
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