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Pennsylvania Law on Inspection of Employment Records

01/15/2007

In Pennsylvania, employers must allow employees (or their designated agents) to inspect their personnel files upon reasonable request. The law applies only to actual employees, not to ex-employees or applicants who want to look at their application files …

Arbitrating Employee Disputes

01/03/2007
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Sample Policy: Time Sheets

01/01/2007
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Sample Policy: Access to Personnel Files

01/01/2007
State law governs whether employers are required to provide employees access to their own personnel files. These sample policies cover many of the restrictions state laws impose.

Sample Policy: Peformance Reviews

01/01/2007
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Sample Policy: Progressive Discipline

01/01/2007
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Sample Policy: Confidentiality and Nondisclosure

01/01/2007
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Sample Policy: Noncompete Agreements

01/01/2007
The following sample policy was excerpted from The Book of Company Policies, published by HR Specialist, © 2011. Edit for your organization’s purposes and related state law. _____________________ “The undersigned understands and agrees that the Company has a vital interest in retaining the loyalty, fidelity and continued employment and association of its employees and customers. […]

Must we give a fired employee his personnel file?

01/01/2007

Q. I recently discharged an employee for performance problems. At the end of the termination meeting, he asked for a copy of his personnel file. Do I have to give discharged employees a copy of their personnel files? —B.N.

Progressive discipline: How to apply a fair, firm policy

01/01/2007

While no federal or state law requires you to create and follow a progressive discipline policy, courts often come down hard on employers that promise progressive discipline but fail to deliver it …