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Personnel Records Freedom of Information Act

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

The FOIA and Eliminating Positions/Employees

Among other things, the FOIA provides that a public agency may enter into executive session for the purpose of discussion “concerning the appointment, employment, performance, evaluation, health or dismissal of a public...more

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A Look In Through the Out Door: The FOIA and Employee Exit Interviews

It is a common practice for employers to conduct exit interviews with departing employees.  Without even discussing employment law issues (not to mention issues over the appropriate roles and responsibilities for school...more

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New CT Freedom of Information Laws to Consider after October 1, 2018

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Effective October 1, two changes were made to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of which public agencies should take note. The General Assembly added a new section to General Statutes § 1-206 concerning...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Don’t Make Promises That You Cannot Keep: Greenwich Silver Shield Association v. Town of Greenwich, the FOIA and Discrimination...

Investigations in the public sector confront the competing demands of employee privacy rights and the public’s “right to know” under the Freedom of Information Act [“FOIA”]. Another decision by the Freedom of Information...more

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The FOIA and the Great Beyond - Personnel File Exceptions Do Not Belong to the Deceased

In a recent case, the Superior Court reminded us all about the limitations that exist under the so-called “personnel files” exception to the disclosure of records under Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). One...more

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