All employers should be aware of the specific laws and regulations pertaining to employee personnel files. Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Personnel File Act, medical information should not be included ...

Q: If an employee quits and applies for jobs with other employers, do I have to provide a reference or share information in their personnel file? A: In general, as part of the reference process, you ...

Only substantive verbal warnings should go into an employee's personnel file. In some circumstances, material related to the warning needs to be stored in a separate file. An employee may receive a ...