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West Virginia Jail Payroll Records not “Public Records” for Purposes of State FOIA

Loaded on July 15, 2008

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Guards/Staff, Guard Unions. Location: West Virginia.

The Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation sued a West Virginia jail in state court to compel the compilation and disclosure of payroll records for jail guards, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), W.Va. Code § 29B-1-1 et seq. The trial court ruled against the Foundation, finding the documents ...

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