Do employees have the right to inspect their personnel file?
California law requires that employers allow employees and former employees access to their personnel files and records that relate to the employee’s performance or to any grievance concerning the employee. Employers must do one of the following: a) keep a copy of the employee’s personnel records at the place where the employee reports to work; b) make the personnel records available to the employee at the place where the employee reports to work within a reasonable period of time following the request; or c) allow the employee to inspect personnel records at the location where they are stored, with no loss of compensation to the employee.
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