New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Capital Newspapers Division of the Hearst Corporation, Respondents v. T. Garry Burns, as…
July 3, 198667 N.Y.2d 562
Summary
The Court affirmed the Appellate Division's order releasing the redacted "Lost Time Report" concerning Officer Tuffey's February 1983 sick leave. It held that the report is not a personnel record exempt under Civil Rights Law § 50-a and that its disclosure does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Accordingly, the FOIL exemption does not apply.