Agency’s Records Shielded By Deliberative Process Privilege, Panel Rules

(January 10, 2018, 8:59 AM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state labor agency’s records related to the drafting of legislation, including the identities of individuals consulted during drafting, are protected from disclosure under the California Public Records Act (PRA), a California appeals panel ruled Jan. 8, deeming such information exempted under the deliberative process privilege and the work product doctrine (Labor and Workplace Development Agency v. Fowler Packing Company Inc., et al., No. C083180, Calif. App., 3rd Dist., 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 15)....

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