Paff v. New Jersey Department of Labor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GRALL, J.A.D.

Pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, John T. Paff requested documents related to a specific certificate of debt issued by the Department of Labor (DOL), Division of Unemployment Compensation and Temporary Disability Financing. He appeals from a final decision of the Government Records Council (GRC) dismissing his appeal from the DOL’s denial of access. N.J.S.A. 47:lA-7e.

The GRC based its decision on the following: N.J.S.A. 47:1 A-9, which precludes access to documents and information made confidential by…