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Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-128g (2026)

Employee's right to obtain copies

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Each employer shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of a written request from an employee, provide such employee with a copy of all or part of his personnel file or provide such employee's physician with a copy of such employee's medical records, provided such request reasonably identifies the materials to be copied. Such employer may charge a fee for copying such file or records or any part of such file or records. Such fee shall be reasonably related to the cost of supplying the requested documents.

(P.A. 79-264, S. 7, 9; P.A. 80-158, S. 6, 7.)

History: P.A. 79-264 effective January 1, 1981; P.A. 80-158 changed effective date to July 1, 1981.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2019 · leading case: Gilliard v. Van-Court Prop. Mgmt. Servs., Ltd., 777 A.2d 745 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001).
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Gilliard v. Van-Court Prop. Mgmt. Servs., Ltd., 777 A.2d 745 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 31-128g provides: “Each employer shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of a written request from an employee, provide such employee with a copy of all or part of his personnel file or provide such employee’s physician with a copy of such employee’s…”
Watson v. Caruso (D. Conn. 2019). “No authority for the proposition this plaintiff has a private cause of action under Connecticut General Statute § 31-128g is provided; nor is there the allegation in Count Six this plaintiff made a written request that the employer provide her .”
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