Suggestions & Comments to: Stephen Dalina Records Management Coordinator dalina@rci.rutgers.edu Thomas Frusciano University Archivist fruscian@rci.rutgers.edu January 12, 2007

Libraries & Collections at Rutgers: Special Collections and University Archives: Records Management:
Legal Issues Regarding Record Retention

Federal Laws

• Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN)
• Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
• Federal Unemployment Act (FUTA)
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Equal Pay Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
• Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA)
• Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA)
• Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
• Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)

NJ State Laws

• New Jersey Public Access to Government Records Law (Open Public Records Act or OPRA)
• Destruction of Public Records Act

Current Federal rules and regulations

• The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• The Federal Register (FR)

Agencies

• National Archives and Records Administration -NARA (General Record Schedules GRS)
• Federal Drug Administration (FDA)
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Internal Revenue Service
• Department of Defense (DoD)
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)