An Act protecting an employee's right to rebuttal of personnel records

HD 816 amends Massachusetts law to give public employees the right to submit a written rebuttal to negative entries in their personnel records. The bill updates two sections of Chapter 149 (Sections 148A and 150) to explicitly include personnel records governed by Section 52C, requiring employers to allow this rebuttal process. This directly affects Massachusetts public employees whose personnel files contain disciplinary or performance-related entries. The key change is adding a formal mechanism for employees to respond to such records, ensuring their perspective is included in official files.