Get Your Personnel File Request Template

Force your employer to hand over the evidence you need.

California Labor Code § 1198.5

You have the legal right to demand a copy of your personnel file and payroll records. Your employer must provide them within 30 days, or they face a $750 penalty.

CERTIFIED MAIL

TO: HR DEPARTMENT

RE: RECORDS REQUEST

Pursuant to CA Labor Code § 1198.5...

CONFIDENTIAL

What's Included:

Pre-written request letter citing CA Labor Code § 1198.5
Complete list of records to request (time cards, pay stubs, policies)
Instructions for sending via certified mail (creates a paper trail)
Follow-up template if they don't respond within 30 days

Why do this? It forces them to hand over official time cards, creates a paper trail that you asked, and it's not a lawsuit—just a records request.

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