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.
