FOIA Request to Oregon State University-Cascades regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on December 2, 2025.
A request for public records has been submitted to Oregon State University-Cascades by Beaver State News. The request seeks detailed information on employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2025. This request is made under the Oregon Public Records Law, §192.410 et seq., and emphasizes a preference for receiving the information in electronic format.
The specific data fields requested include the employee’s name, gender (if recorded), age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (such as salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time).
Beaver State News underscores its role in gathering and reporting news to the public as a media organization. The access to these public records is deemed essential for fulfilling their professional responsibilities of holding public institutions accountable and ensuring transparency. Given this context, they have requested a fee waiver based on their status as a media professional.
Additionally, the requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that aids media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
