Rebuttal Statement. Before an adverse comment or document can be put into an employee’s personnel file, the employee must be made aware of the comment or document by having read the comment or document and initialed or signed the same. An employee has the right to refuse to sign the comment or document after reading it, and the fact that the employee refused to sign the comment or document shall be noted on the face of the document itself. The employee may file a written response that is specific to the adverse comment or document entered into his/her personnel file within 30 days after he or she is asked to initial or sign the comment or document. If a written response is prepared by the employee, the Department must attach the employee’s written response to the adverse comment or document. All formal disciplinary actions shall be recorded in the employee’s personnel file and shall constitute the official record to be utilized in disciplinary proceedings.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
