Employee personnel file: Do I need to put my request to inspect my personnel file in writing?

Yes. The employer must make the employee’s personnel records available within 30 calendar days from the date the employer receives a written request for inspection.

If a former employee seeking to inspect his or her personnel records was terminated for a violation of law, or an employment-related policy, involving harassment or workplace violence, the employer may comply with the request by doing one of the following: (1) making the personnel records available to the former employee for inspection at a location other than the workplace that is within a reasonable driving distance of the former employee’s residence, (2) providing a copy of the personnel records by mail.

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