Harding v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

[¶ 1] Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Hjelm, J.) affirming the judgment entered in the District Court (Newport, Stitham, J.) ordering Wal-Mart to disclose to its former employee, Nancy Harding, internal investigative reports relating to an incident which led to the termination of Harding’s employment. Wal-Mart contends that the court erred in concluding that internal investigative files are part of an employee’s personnel file pursuant to 26 M.R.S.A. § 631 (Supp.2000). We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Harding was…