Can I ask my former employer for paperwork that I had sign while I was working there regarding an unemploymnt hearing?
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Can I ask my former employer for paperwork that I had sign while I was working there regarding an unemploymnt hearing?
Asked on March 29, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You may ask for it, but the employer is not required to furnish or provide it. Your personnel file and its contents may be about you, for example, but it is not your property--it belongs to the company. Similarly, any documents or paperwork you filled out in regards to other employees, to claims against the company, etc., is the company's paperwork, not yours.
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