If I was recently put on administrative leave with pay at work while under investigation, do I have the right to read the report of the findings?
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If I was recently put on administrative leave with pay at work while under investigation, do I have the right to read the report of the findings?
Asked on May 22, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
No, you do not have a right to the findings unless and only if you sue the employer and the findings of the report would be relevant to the lawsuit in some way. In that instance, there are legal processes or mechanisms, called "discovery," that can be evoked in a lawsuit to get access to another party's relevant documentation and information. However, in the absence of a lawsuit, an employer is under no obligation to share the results of an investigation with the employee who was the target of it.
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