LOS ANGELES COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
  Policy 609.02 Employment Records
 
Policy Category:  Administrative
Distribution Level:  Directly-Operated
Responsible Party:  Human Resources
 
Approved by Marvin J Southard, DSW, Director on April 7, 2010
 
I.  PURPOSE
 
To provide uniform guidelines for the organization, transfer, confidentiality and retention of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) Employment Files.
 
II.  DEFINITION
 
Employment Fileis comprised of three separate folders: Official Employee Personnel Folder, Official Employee Accident/Medical Folder, and Payroll Folder.
 
III.  POLICY
 
DMH-Human Resources Bureau (DMH-HRB) is responsible for the maintenance and security of Employment Files for each DMH employee while an employee is employed by DMH. DMH-HRB is responsible to ensure that the contents are organized in compliance with the County of Los Angeles Department of Human Resources, Policies, Procedures and Guidelines No. 210. DMH-HRB is responsible to secure all Employee Files and hold as confidential.
 
IV.  PROCEDURES
 
V.  AUTHORITY
 
County of Los Angeles Department of Human Resources Policies, Procedures and Guidelines No. 210