FOIA Request to Empire State University regarding Public University FY 2024 Employee Salaries on December 5, 2025.
Empire State Today has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Empire State University seeking detailed records of employee compensation for Fiscal Year 2024. The request was sent on December 5, 2025, under the New York Freedom of Information Law, N.Y. Pub. Off. Law sec. 84 et seq., with a preference for receiving the information in electronic format.
The requested records pertain to all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2024, as defined by the institution’s fiscal systems. The request includes data fields such as fiscal year, employee name, gender, age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, department, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and additional pay), compensation type (e.g., salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time).
Empire State Today acknowledges that some fields may not be present in every record and requests that all responsive records be produced regardless of field presence. If any portion of a record is deemed exempt from disclosure, they request that non-exempt portions be released in redacted form rather than withheld entirely.
As members of the media involved in news gathering and reporting to the public, Empire State Today emphasizes the importance of access to public records for transparency and accountability purposes. They also seek a fee waiver based on their role as media professionals.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization 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.
