US Lawyer Database

For Lawyer-Seekers

YOU DESERVE THE BEST LAWYER

Home » US Law » 2022 North Carolina General Statutes » Chapter 126 - North Carolina Human Resources Act » Article 7 - The Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records.

§ 126-22 – Personnel files not subject to inspection under § 132-6.

126-22. Personnel files not subject to inspection under 132-6. (a) Except as provided in G.S. 126-23 and G.S. 126-24, personnel files of State employees shall not be subject to inspection and examination as authorized by G.S. 132-6. (b) For purposes of this Article the following definitions apply: (1) "Employee" means any current State employee, former […]

§ 126-24 – Confidential information in personnel files; access to such information.

126-24. Confidential information in personnel files; access to such information. All other information contained in a personnel file is confidential and shall not be open for inspection and examination except to the following persons: (1) The employee, applicant for employment, former employee, or his properly authorized agent, who may examine his own personnel file in […]

§ 126-25 – Remedies of employee objecting to material in file.

126-25. Remedies of employee objecting to material in file. (a) An employee, former employee, or applicant for employment who objects to material in the employee’s file may place in his or her file a written statement relating to the material the employee considers to be inaccurate or misleading. (b) An employee, former employee, or applicant […]

§ 126-26 – Rules and regulations.

126-26. Rules and regulations. The State Human Resources Commission shall prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of this Article. (1975, c. 257, s. 1; c. 667, s. 2; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)

§ 126-27 – Penalty for permitting access to confidential file by unauthorized person.

126-27. Penalty for permitting access to confidential file by unauthorized person. Any public official or employee who shall knowingly and willfully permit any person to have access to or custody or possession of any portion of a personnel file designated as confidential by this Article, unless such person is one specifically authorized by G.S. 126-24 […]

§ 126-28 – Penalty for examining, copying, etc., confidential file without authority.

126-28. Penalty for examining, copying, etc., confidential file without authority. Any person, not specifically authorized by G.S. 126-24 to have access to a personnel file designated as confidential by this Article, who shall knowingly and willfully examine in its official filing place, remove or copy any portion of a confidential personnel file shall be guilty […]

§ 126-29 – Access to material in file for agency hearing.

126-29. Access to material in file for agency hearing. A party to a quasi-judicial hearing of a State agency subject to Article 7 of this Chapter, or a State agency subject to Article 7 of this Chapter which is conducting a quasi-judicial hearing, may have access to relevant material in personnel files and may introduce […]

§ 126-30 – Fraudulent disclosure and willful nondisclosure on application for State employment; penalties.

126-30. Fraudulent disclosure and willful nondisclosure on application for State employment; penalties. (a) Any employee who knowingly and willfully discloses false or misleading information, or conceals dishonorable military service; or conceals prior employment history or other requested information, either of which are significantly related to job responsibilities on an application for State employment may be […]