New Jersey employment lawyer reports on employees and the right to inspect personnel files in the State of New Jersey. Most employees, and even some employers, are of the mistaken belief that an employee has the right to inspect their personnel file. This is not the law in New Jersey. New Jersey, unlike other states, such as Michigan, does not have a statute which permits an employee to request a copy, or even inspect, their personnel file. Employee access to a personnel file will have to come by way of a subpoena in a legal proceeding if the employee desires to see the documents in the file.
