Birth dates
Office of Open Records order release of dates of birth
December 08, 2010 |
Reporter Dylan Purcell, on behalf of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, asked the Pennsylvania
Office of Administration ("OA") to provide him
with a list state employees and salaries. The OA
granted the request, but only provided Purcell
with the employees' years of birth, rather than a
full birth date including the day and month born.
Purcell appealed to the Office of Open Records
("OOR"), arguing that the dates of birth of state
employees are public records. The OOR agreed with
Purcell, and issued a final determination
ordering the OA to provide Purcell with the state
employees' full dates of birth. Read
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