Withholding Employee Information on Termination
By law, is an employer in Tennessee required to release an employee's file to them upon dismissal and can they be held responsible for not doing so?
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Employee Records
Most employers take the postition that all company records, including personnel files are company property. Most employers have a policy which allows you to review your personnel file, but not take materials or copy materials. In Tennessee there is no legal requirement that the company make these records available to you, but it is a good business practice to do so. Depending on how important viewing the records is to the employee, spending some money to hire an attorney to negotiate a resolution may be justified.
posted by Alan Crone | Jan 4, 2002 09:50 AM [EST]
Most employers take the postition that all company records, including personnel files are company property. Most employers have a policy which allows you to review your personnel file, but not take materials or copy materials. In Tennessee there is no legal requirement that the company make these records available to you, but it is a good business practice to do so. Depending on how important viewing the records is to the employee, spending some money to hire an attorney to negotiate a resolution may be justified.
posted by Alan Crone | Jan 4, 2002 09:50 AM [EST]
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