Legal Question in Employment Law in New York
employee rights to past performance reviews
What are the rights of an employee to access,request and uptain copies of their past performance apprasals by current/past employers?
Asked on 2/11/02, 3:42 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Raymond Iaia
Minotti & Iaia, LLP
Re: employee rights to past performance reviews
Probably none. Your past records are the property of the employer, and not your property. There might be some exception based on a contract or agreement you may have had with the employer, but you did not mention any. Also, if you are involved in a lawsuit, you may be able to subpoena the records from the past employer. Finally, have you tried simply calling the employer and asking for the records?
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Answered on 2/12/02, 10:42 am