Louisiana § RS 33:2183 - Personnel files
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:2183 — Personnel files, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:2183. Personnel files
A. No fire employee shall have any comment adverse to his or her interest entered in his or her personnel file or any other file used for any personnel purposes by his employer without the fire employee having first read and signed the instrument containing the adverse comment indicating that he or she is aware of such comment, except that such entry may be made if, after reading such instrument, the fire employee refuses to sign it. Should a fire employee refuse to sign, that fact shall be noted on the document and signed or initialed by such fire employee.
B. A fire employee shall have thirty days within which to file a written response to any adverse comment entered in his or her personnel file. Such written response shall be attached to and shall accompany the adverse comment.
Acts 1997, No. 1436, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:2183 ("Personnel files") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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