This fiscal note contains 6 pages. They note that seven days appears to be a reasonable amount of time to arrange for the employee or former employee to view personnel files. Therefore, none of the remedies for violation of the statutes should be realized. Officials of the Office of Prosecution Services, Office of the Secretary of State, and the Office of Administration - Division of Personnel assume the proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Practices vary widely as to what personnel records are kept.
In larger urban courts, there may be some increased work associated with compliance with the law. With regards to the potential for increased litigation, OSCA officials would expect a series of test cases to explore the parameters of the law. After a period of adjustment, if there are a significant number of additional civil cases, there would be a corresponding increase in the work and state costs for the judiciary. The DOL shall investigate the complaint, attempt to resolve the complaint and if not resolved, the DOL may commence action in the circuit court. Currently, the DOL does not have anyone who investigates these kind of cases.