RECORD RETENTION POLICY

AFGJ RECORD RETENTION POLICY

The Alliance For Global Justice (“AFGJ”) takes seriously its obligations to preserve information relating to litigation, audits, and investigations.

The information listed in the retention schedule below is intended as a guideline and may not contain all the records AFGJ may be required to keep in the future. Questions regarding the retention of documents not listed in this chart should be directed to AFGJ.

From time to time, AFGJ may issue a notice, known as a “legal hold,” suspending the destruction of records due to pending, threatened, or otherwise reasonably foreseeable litigation, audits, government investigations, or similar proceedings. No records specified in any legal hold may be destroyed, even if the scheduled destruction date has passed, until the legal hold is withdrawn in writing by AFGJ.

 

File Category Item Retention Period
Corporate Records Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation Permanent
  Corporate resolutions Permanent
  Board and committee meeting agendas and

minutes

Permanent

 

  Conflict-of-interest disclosure forms 4 years

 

Finance and

Administration

Financial statements (audited) 7 years

 

  Auditor management letters 7 years

 

  Payroll records 7 years

 

  Check register and checks 7 years

 

  Bank deposits and statements 7 years
  Chart of accounts 7 years
  General ledgers and journals (includes bank

reconciliations)

7 years
  Investment performance reports 7 years
  Equipment files and maintenance records 7 years after disposition

 

  Contracts and agreements 7 years after all obligations

end

 

  Correspondence — general 3 years

 

Insurance Records Policies — occurrence type Permanent
  Policies — claims-made type Permanent
  Accident reports 7 years

 

  Safety (OSHA) reports 7 years
  Claims (after settlement) 7 years
  Group disability records 7 years after end of benefits

 

Real Estate Deeds Permanent

 

  Leases (expired) 7 years after all obligations

end

 

  Mortgages, security agreements 7 years after all obligations

end

 

Tax IRS exemption determination and related

correspondence

Permanent

 

  IRS Form 990s 7 years

 

  Charitable Organizations Registration

Statements (filed with Minnesota Attorney

General)

 

7 years

 

Human Resources Employee personnel files Permanent

 

  Retirement plan benefits (plan descriptions,

plan documents)

Permanent

 

  Employee handbooks Permanent

 

  Workers comp claims (after settlement) 7 years

 

  Employee orientation and training materials 7 years after use ends

 

  Employment applications 3 years

 

  IRS Form I-9 (store separate from personnel

file)

Greater of 1 year after end

of service, or three years

  Withholding tax statements 7 years
  Timecards 3 years
Technology Software licenses and support agreements 7 years after all obligations

end

1. Electronic Documents and Records.

Electronic documents will be retained as if they were paper documents. Therefore, any electronic files that fall into one of the document types on the above schedule will be maintained for the appropriate amount of time. If a user has sufficient reason to keep an e-mail message, the message should be printed in hard copy and kept in the appropriate file or moved to an “archive” computer file folder. Backup and recovery methods will be tested on a regular basis.

2. Emergency Planning.

The Organization’s records will be stored in a safe, secure, and accessible manner. Documents and financial files that are essential to keeping the Organization operating in an emergency will be duplicated or backed up and maintained off-site.

3. Document Destruction.

AFGJ is responsible for the ongoing process of identifying its records, which have met the required retention period, and overseeing their destruction. Destruction of financial and personnel-related documents will be accomplished by shredding.

Document destruction will be suspended immediately, upon any indication of an official investigation or when a lawsuit is filed or appears imminent. Destruction will be reinstated upon conclusion of the investigation.

4. Compliance.

Failure on the part of employees to follow this policy can result in possible civil and criminal sanctions against AFGJ and its employees and possible disciplinary action against responsible individuals. AFGJ will periodically review these procedures with legal counsel or the organization’s certified public accountant to ensure that they are in compliance with new or revised regulations.

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