Employees may view their own personnel files under which condition?

Employees may view their own personnel files under which condition?

• A. At any time without requesting.
• B. Only during the annual review.
• C. Whenever they request to view them.
• D. Never.

Answer: (C)

In California, employees have the right to see records about themselves that an employer keeps, and this access is granted when the employee requests it. Labor Code 1198.5 requires employers to permit inspection and copying of their personnel records upon a request, during normal business hours and with reasonable notice. This means the condition is simply that the employee requests to view their own files. The law also allows reasonable copying costs and may let the employee be accompanied, while limiting access to information about other employees.

In California, employees have the right to see records about themselves that an employer keeps, and this access is granted when the employee requests it. Labor Code 1198.5 requires employers to permit inspection and copying of their personnel records upon a request, during normal business hours and with reasonable notice. This means the condition is simply that the employee requests to view their own files. The law also allows reasonable copying costs and may let the employee be accompanied, while limiting access to information about other employees.