Rowland v. Commonwealth, Public School Employees' Retirement System

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Richard Rowland, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (Association), petitions for review of a final decision of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) denying his request for the addresses, dates of birth and last employer of each PSERS annuitant. Rowland requested the information pursuant to the statute commonly referred to as the Right-to-Know Law. 1 At issue in this case is whether PSERS may refuse to disclose documents that contain this information because disclosure would violate members’ rights to privacy and…