Daily Archives: May 24, 2010

The Commonwealth Court held that the certified payroll records of government contractors were publicly accessible under the Right to Know Law.
Because the payroll records qualified as “financial records” under the Law, they were subject to very limited exemptions, and, under the exemption for personal financial information, the court allowed the government to redact the name and/or address of the employees of the contractors.

The Commonwealth Court determined that fundraising records of a foundation established solely to raise funds for a state-owned university are accessible to the public under the Right to Know Law because the records are directly related to the government function performed by the foundation.
The court also ruled that the Office of Open Records has no standing to participate as a party in appeals of its decisions.