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Public employee's personnel record is also public, court holds.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-MAY-04 		Format: Online - approximately 588 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Public employee's personnel record is also public, court holds.(Connecticut)

Article Excerpt
The public may access the personnel files of state and municipal employees, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled, except in rare cases where the information would be "highly offensive to a reasonable person" or of no legitimate public concern. (Pane v. City of Danbury, 841 A.2d 684 (Conn. 2004).)

While freedom-of-information laws differ among states--for example, New Hampshire has specific exceptions for personnel matters--the Connecticut court clarified what can and can't happen under its state laws.

Christa Pane worked as a public health inspector for the city...

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