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    Feb 25, 2010, 07:21 PM
    Can I sue my employer if they lost my employee file?
    I have reasons to believe my employer lost my employee file and/or at least some relevant forms in the file. If the employer loses my employee file, can I sue for damages? Are they responsible in any way for losing it?
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    Feb 25, 2010, 07:22 PM

    What damages have been done towards you? Why do you thin they've lost it anyway?
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    Feb 25, 2010, 07:28 PM

    The employee files belong to the employer. I've never gotten my files from any employer I've ever worked for.

    What damages would you sue for?
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    Feb 25, 2010, 08:41 PM

    Two in a row right on the money, you have to sustain damages. This file is about you, it is not your property, you have no standing
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    Feb 25, 2010, 09:09 PM

    If for example, they contained info about a TB test or phsycial, and you had to get them redid, they would have to pay for them.

    If they contained proof of taking some certification courses, the cost of replacing them would be on them but then it is their file, and they can normally rebuild most of the info.

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