Both current and former workers are, upon their request, permitted a reasonable opportunity to inspect their personnel file and to obtain a copy of that file subject to a reasonable fee related to the cost of copying the requested documents under New Hampshire RSA 275:56. If after inspection of the personnel file the worker disagrees with any information contained in the file and the worker and the employer cannot agree upon the removal or correction of the information, the worker may submit a written statement explaining her version of the information together with evidence supporting such a version. Her statement shall be maintained as part of the personnel file and any transmittal of the file to a third party should contain that statement.
The definition of "personnel file" is not merely what the employer places in a folder titled "personnel file". It also includes payroll, disciplinary review, promotion, worker's compensation and benefits records, any contracts signed by the worker such as confidentiality and non-compete agreements as well as signed documentation acknowledging the receipt of any employment policies and manuals.