Labor and Public Employees Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING INCREASING PENALTIES FOR REPEAT VIOLATORS OF THE PERSONNEL FILES ACT
SUMMARY: This act increases the fine for violating the Personnel Files Act from $300 to $500 for a first violation and to $1,000 for any subsequent violations related to the same employee. Upon a complaint from the labor commissioner, the attorney general must initiate a lawsuit in civil court to recover these penalties.
The Personnel Files Act (1) requires employers to provide an employee with access to his or her personnel file and medical records and (2) prohibits employers from disclosing the file or records without the employee's consent.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2011
OLR Tracking: LH: RP: PF: ts