{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-16-6","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-16-6","heading":"Remedies of employee objecting to material in file.","body":"(a)\tAn employee who objects to material in the employee's personnel file because he or she considers it inaccurate or misleading may do any of the following:\n(1)\tPlace in his or her file a written statement relating to the material considered inaccurate or misleading.\n(2)\tSeek the removal of such material from the file in accordance with a grievance procedure under G.S. 126A-8-6(b).\n(b)\tIf the agency determines that material in the employee's personnel file is inaccurate or misleading, the agency shall remove or amend the inaccurate material to ensure that the file is accurate.\n(c)\tNothing in this section shall be construed to permit an employee to appeal the contents of a performance appraisal or written disciplinary action. (2026-40, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.","Article 16. The Privacy of Employee Personnel Records."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_126A/GS_126A-16-6.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T06:10:56Z","sha256":"2de422d0f63905bc088f41b2c1435f441268e2bf1e5a061550369da119556592","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-16-5","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-16-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}