A growing number of employees are requesting access to their personnel files, which has employers nervous and attorneys sounding warnings. There are several reasons for the rise in requests: a bad economy means more laid-off and terminated workers are seeking ways to bring challenges, people are switching jobs more often, and legislative action has given employees wider access. Labor and employment attorneys call personnel files a legal land mine for employers, and warn clients to keep detailed records.
August 03, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A growing number of employees are requesting access to their personnel files, which has employers smelling legal trouble and their attorneys sounding warnings.
Attorneys are telling employers to keep accurate and detailed personnel records, or risk losing a lawsuit. Labor and employment attorneys say that, in recent years, it has become increasingly crucial for employers to maintain detailed personnel files given the rising demand for them.
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