Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 733 – Removal of file; note taking; protection of file; inspection time
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as a requirement that an employee be permitted to remove the employee’s own personnel file, any part thereof or a copy of the contents of such file from the place of the employer‘s premises where it is made available for inspection. The taking of notes by employees is permitted. The employer shall retain the right to protect the employer’s files from loss, damage or alteration to insure the integrity of the files. The employer may require inspection of the personnel file in the presence of a designated official. The employer must allow sufficient inspection time, commensurate with the volume content of the file. Except for reasonable cause the employer may limit inspection to once every calendar year.
64 Del. Laws, c. 473, § ?1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 337, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 733
- Employee: means any person currently employed, laid off with reemployment rights or on leave of absence. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 731
- Employer: shall mean any individual, person, partnership, association, corporation, the State, any of its political subdivisions or any agency, authority, board or commission created by them. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 731
- Personnel file: means , if maintained by the employer, any application for employment, wage or salary information, notices of commendations, warning or discipline, authorization for a deduction or withholding of pay, fringe benefit information, leave records, employment history with the employer, including salary information, job title, dates of changes, retirement record, attendance records, performance evaluations and medical records. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 731
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302