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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version. less -

Through the Veil: OFCCP’s Transparency Results in Even Minor Contractor Violations Being Published by the Agency

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/15/2019

Recently, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began posting in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Library links to conciliation agreements between the agency and federal contractors that contain only...more

EEOC Ramps up Outreach and Enforcement in FY 2018 to Address Workplace Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/9/2018

Agency Met Increased Public Demand for Information, Training and Online Services - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) responded to a significant increase this past fiscal year in calls,...more

EEOC Dragged Through Texas Roadhouse

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 10/17/2014

In a positively sublime “man bites dog” story, Texas Roadhouse restaurants recently sued the EEOC for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). The story begins in 2011, when the EEOC filed a national...more

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

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 9/23/2014

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

Just The Facts: Charter Schools (and Cutting Through Some Myths and Hot Air)

Pullman & Comley - School Law on 8/6/2014

As anyone reading the newspapers can observe, Connecticut charter schools are receiving some unwanted attention these days due to: 1) a myriad of issues involving a charter school management company; and 2) virulent attacks...more

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