It would appear that the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (most commonly incorrectly called Workmans Comp) has their Public Records Act requests and FAQ up to par. It’s amazing to actually see a government agency recognize their responsibility. Of course it could all be lip service in type, but nonetheless they have done a great job in providing simple easy informative guidelines to inspect and obtain the requested records.
According to the Legal Alert by Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard:
Effective January 1, 2009, California Legislature Amends Ralph M. Brown Act and California Public Records Act In Response To Court Of Appeal Decision.
Known for their jingle, “Your best buys are ALWAYS AT FRY’S” Fry’s Electronics has learned Ausaf Umar Siddiqui, 42, who goes by “Omar” their VP of merchandising and operations has been skimming (to say the least) to the tune of $65 million dollars.
Dec
12
Is Governor Pay Rod disabled? Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan seems to think so and tells the Illinois State Supreme Court just that.
AG Lisa Madigan filed papers with the State Supreme Court requesting their involvement to deem Pay Rod unfit to be Governor.
Dec
9
Did you know that YOU could have purchased a seat in the U.S. Senate? No this is not some charity fund raiser or anything like that. It’s just Illinois politics as usual. Gov. Rod Blagojevich is just itching to be closer to disgraced Gov. George Ryan.
MAPLight and California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) are fighting for our rights to records. MAPLight filed suit against California’s Legislature. They are seeking access to the very database of records and transactions that the Legislature uses to function.
