Relating to fees charged to employees by employers for copies of personnel files and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

This bill requires employers to provide employees with one copy of the employee’s personnel file at no charge upon request. Under current law, an employer may charge a reasonable fee for each page of a copy made by the employer for an employee of an item in the employee’s personnel file. The bill permits employers to charge such fees for any subsequent copies requested. The bill permits employers to provide first or subsequent copies electronically. The bill requires an employer who charged an employee, including a former employee, a fee to obtain an initial copy of the employee’s personnel file on or after January 1, 2021, to reimburse the employee for the amount of the fee. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to copies of personnel files obtained by employees on or after January 1, 2021.