Last week we discussed Exception 1 to OPRA’s personnel records exemption, which permits you to file an OPRA request for a public employee’s “name, title, position, salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason therefor, and the amount and type of any pension received shall be a government record.” This week, we explore Exception 2.
Exception 2 provides that: “personnel or pension records of any individual shall be accessible when required to be disclosed by another law, when disclosure is essential to the performance of official duties of a ...
Personnel records are a category of government records that shine significant light on the workings of government (including misconduct and corruption), but unfortunately our Legislature made most personnel records off limits when it enacted OPRA. So, what records can you get?
Section 10 of OPRA makes personnel and pension records generally off limits, but it provides three exceptions. Today, we will discuss the first exception.
The first exception provides that: “an individual's name, title, position, salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the ...
