Thanks for the responses. While I know this topic's been discussed before, 
i just needed the piece of mind that the research I had done matched to 
what my fellow records experts know. Your recommendations, advice and 
questions for further consideration have all gone in to my recommendation.

The answer to Larry's "WHY" is that records would be under a legal hold. 
While most holds are in force for up to 5 years, there are others where 
the hold goes on and on. In presenting recommendations to colleagues, I 
emphasize the need to test a sampling every 2-3 years and to expect 
periodic migrations for those under the lengthier holds. While unlikely 
that a hold will last 15 years, I wanted to give a long enough time span 
to the attorneys so that they understand the implications when it does 
happen. Like most everyone else, attorneys believe the press that CDs last 
for centuries and are as rugged and durable as I-beams, and this needs to 
be dispelled.

As for retaining records post-departure, what seems to be the situation is 
that in more than a few situations, someone left on the heels of a legal 
hold with IT wiping the drive and personal space a tad too soon. This is 
another issue of communicating holds more expediently which I am also 
working on.

Thanks again,

Stephen Cohen, Records Manager
MetLife \ Legal Affairs
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10036-6796
212-578-2373
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