Can my boss put material in my personnel file without my knowledge?
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Can my boss put material in my personnel file without my knowledge?
Asked on March 26, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, your employer may do this; the personnel file may be about you, but it's not "your file"--it's your employer's file, and it belongs to the employer.
If the employer tries to pass of something you never signed or agreed to as your document (e.g. forges your signature on a write-up) that is wrongful, but it's wrongful because the employer is committing one or another of fraud or identify theft or defamation--not because he's putting something into your folder, which is his right.
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