Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Personal Employee File
Do I have the legal right to review my own personal employee file? It is currently being held in our HR department but I wanted to review its contents. Please advise.
Asked on 7/14/00, 2:38 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Paul Crost
Reich, Adell, Crost & Cvitan
Re: Personal Employee File
yes
Answered on 9/08/00, 7:58 pm
Thomas Pavone
Pavone & Cohen
Re: Personal Employee File
Employees must have access to their own personnel records, both while employed and
after termination of the employment relationship until the applicable statute of limitations
runs out on any possible legal claims. Labor Code Section 1198.5
Answered on 9/09/00, 12:58 am