What to do about problems that I’m having with a former employer?
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What to do about problems that I’m having with a former employer?
I am having several issues with a previous employer. First off I was terminated from the company 2 moths ago. I have on several occasions, requested documentation for mileage that is owed to me as well as my employee file. I was told several weeks ago that my pervious work e-mail account had been deleted and they were “trying to get the information”. Also, after requesting my employee file I was told I would have to pay the company a per page rate prior to recieving my employee file. Finally, I have recently been offered a possition with another company pending reference checks which my previous employer has not repsonded to despite multiple attempts. Is there anything that I can do about this to speed the process along?
Asked on September 28, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, there is most likely nothing you can do:
1) An employer is not required to provide your employeee file or any other documentation (e.g. about mileage) to you--unless that is, you actually sue the employer, claiming, for example, that they did not reimburse you for costs they were supposed to. If you sue, you can use the legal mechanisms of "discovery" to seek this information--but given the cost and effort involved in litigation, this is not likely to be worthwhile.
2) If an employer chooses to allow you a copy of the employee file, they may charge you for making the copy.
3) An employer is never required to verify employment or cooperrate with reference checks.
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