Essential steps for employers to avoid e-discovery sanctions

Document Retention & Destruction and Employment Law Issues Presented by Leila Narvid Payne & Fears LLP

Appendices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Overview of the Requirements of the New E-Discovery Rules ,[object Object],[object Object]

Five Broad Areas of an Interrelated Package ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Consequences of Failing to Comply with the Requirements of the E-Discovery Rules ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

E-DISCOVERY SANCTIONS: COMPANIES THAT MISSED THE ‘SAFE HARBOR’ COSTS AWARDED TO EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION PLAINTIFF LAURA ZUBULAKE AS A RESULT OF HER EMPLOYER’S FAILURE TO PRESENT RELEVANT EVIDENCE AND ITS ATTORNEY’S FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE DISCOVERY OBLIGATIONS EFFECTIVELY AND INSTITUTE AN APPROPRIATE LITIGATION HOLD. ZUBULAKE V. UBS WARBURG, 2004 WL 1620866 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)

ZUBULAKE V. UBS WARBURG ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

E-DISCOVERY SANCTIONS: COMPANIES THAT MISSED THE ‘SAFE HARBOR’ (CONT’D) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

7 Steps for Finding the Safe Harbor: What Every Employer Should do to Ensure Compliance and Avoid Adverse Consequences

Step 1: Understanding your organization’s information technology ,[object Object]

Step 2: Create a Detailed Records Retention Policy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 2: Create a Detailed Records Retention Policy (cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 2: Create a Detailed Records Retention Policy (cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 2: Create a Detailed Records Retention Policy (cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 2: Create a Detailed Records Retention Policy (cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 2: Create a Detailed Records Retention Policy (cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 3: Build in a “Litigation Hold” Procedure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 3: Build in a “Litigation Hold” Procedure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 4: Ensure all Company Employees Understand the Records Retention Policy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 5: Hire/Designate a Records Retention Manager ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 6: Create a Records Retention Committee ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 7: Preserve a Copy of Former Employees’ Hard Drives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Final Step: Your Records Retention Policy ,[object Object]

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