Legal Opinion
Department of Labor & Industry v. Heltzel
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 5, 2014PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Judge SIMPSON.
This Right-to-Know Law (RTKL)1 appeal involves the impact of a federal law on the public status of records. William Helt-zel, a Senior Investigative Reporter for PublicSource (Requester), sought records relating to hazardous chemicals from the Department of Labor and Industry (L & I). L & I asserted the records were protected by exceptions in Section 708(b) of the RTKL, 65 P.S. § 67.708(b), related to safety and physical security.
The Office of Open Records (OOR) issued a final determination ordering disclosure of certain records. Specifically, it deemed the…
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- Pennsylvania State Police v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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