The HRTech Wire

Are You Keeping Workforce Data Longer Than You Need To?

HR Morning highlights growing regulatory pressure on how long employers retain workforce data, pointing to two concrete enforcement actions — the FTC's January 2026 order against General Motors (requiring a "shortest time necessary" deletion schedule for location data) and California's CPPA first-ever action involving job applicants against Tractor Supply Co. — alongside existing EEOC and FLSA retention minimums that HR teams must balance against privacy deletion obligations.