Are you suffocating under piles of personnel and payroll documents? Before you overheat your shredders and overwhelm the recycling guy, take a breath and make sure you're in compliance with federal and state laws governing records retention. Different federal and state laws dictate how long certain kinds of documentation must be maintained. In this week’s installment of The Proactive Employer Podcast, we’ll be talking about document retention policies. We'll highlight the importance of having a policy, and provide a run-down on some of the retention requirements for common HR and payroll documentation.