FOIA Request to Fashion Institute of Technology regarding Public University FY 2024 Employee Salaries on December 5, 2025.
Empire State Today has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Fashion Institute of Technology. The request seeks detailed records concerning employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2024. The fiscal year is typically defined as spanning from September 2024 through July 2025, although the request acknowledges that the university may have different fiscal-year boundaries and asks for clarification if so.
The requested data includes several specific fields: Fiscal Year, Employee Name, Gender, Age or Year of Birth, Date of Birth, Employer Name, Title or Position, Department, Hire Date, Compensation Amount (including base pay and any additional pay), Compensation Type (such as salary or hourly wage), and Employment Type (full-time or part-time). Empire State Today emphasizes that even if some fields are not present in every record, all responsive records should be produced. If any information is deemed exempt from disclosure under New York’s FOIA laws, they request that non-exempt portions be released in redacted form.
The request underscores the role of Empire State Today in gathering and reporting news to hold public institutions accountable and ensure transparency. Given their status as a media organization committed to public interest journalism, they have requested a fee waiver for accessing these records.
This request is supported by The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found on their website here.
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.
