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I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: the new Employment Agreement/Term Sheet/MOU/LOA/Offer Letter/ReAppointment Letter/Extension Letter/Amendment/Addendum/etc for UConn Head Basketball Coach Dan Hurley.
I am a sports reporter on the women's basketball beat at the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky. I would like to file an open records request for any annual university funding and annual expense reports for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team from the 2012-13 season through the 2022-23 season, including recruiting expenses.
Robert Guyette
Braman Chemical Enterpprise, LLC dba Braman Termite and Pest Elimination
FOI #23-298 (06-19-23, 8:49 am) - Subject - Tara Cable Decision Not to File Title VII Complaint Even After Experiencing Sexual Harassment at the Workplace
Name - Michael Ayele
Affiliation - Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL): https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/
What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Tara Cable as a Caucasian woman, who (i) secured a position of employment with the Village of Suffern, New York in the summer of 2018 as a part-time police officer; (ii) was more likely than not sexually harassed by William Osborn when she was employed as a police officer for the Village of Suffern, New York; (iii) endured two years of ongoing sexual harassment before she reported the inappropriate behavior of William Osborn (in June 2020); (iv) was in the early fall of 2020 “promoted to the position of full-time police officer” after she reported the inappropriate behavior of William Osborn; (v) was promoted to the position of full-time police officer without having been shown a file maintained by William Osborn, where he falsely and maliciously alleged instances of improper conduct and poor performance in her regards; (vi) was more likely than not (and possibly is still) subject of inappropriate conversations in the Village of Suffern, New York; (vii) was more likely than not (and possibly is still) subject of inappropriate conversations in her absence; (viii) really needs to watch her 6 (six) o’clock; (ix) was more likely than not subject of chauvinistic, discriminatory, misogynistic and sexist behaviors when she was employed for the Village of Suffern, New York; (x) experienced emotional distress because of her employment for the Village of Suffern, New York; (xi) has opted not to contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for the purpose of filing a charge of discrimination against the Village of Suffern, New York; (xii) has not filed a charge of employment discrimination pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act even though she was subjected to chauvinistic, discriminatory, misogynistic, and sexist behavior at the time she was employed for the Village of Suffern, New York; (xiii) has not filed a charge of employment discrimination pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act even though she was sexually harassed at the time she was employed for the Village of Suffern, New York; (xiv) has opted to file a complaint with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on October 28th 2021 instead of filing a charge of employment discrimination with the EEOC and waiting for them to refer her complaint to the Department of Justice (DOJ), thereby obtaining from the U.S federal government legal representation in court pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act; (xv) has opted to file a complaint with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on October 28th 2021 instead of filing a charge of employment discrimination with the EEOC and waiting for a “Right to Sue” letter...
Please see the attached document that will be sent to Kayla Postler and Megan Philippi for additional information requesting records from UConn.
FOI #23-297 (06-15-23, 9:54 pm) - Subject - Proposals in Response to RFP UCHC5-151598875
Name - Richard Ueligitone
Affiliation - Managed Resources, Inc.
We would like to request electronic copies of all documents released to UCONN Health's RFP UCHC5-151598875 for in response to Rev Cycle Bid (Workers compensation, Benefit Claims Clinical Denials Management. We would like our request to include the following:
All Vendor proposals submitted to UCONN Health in response to the above referenced RFP.
All Evaluation committee scoring records and notes related to the scoring and interview phases of the procurement process
Hello. I'm a senior writer for The Athletic. This is a request for any and all e-mails to and from former football head coach Bob Diaco, former athletic director Warde Manuel and current athletic director David Benedict that include the phrase "Civil Conflict" (sometimes stylized as "Civil ConFLiCT)" or "UCF trophy"
FOI #23-293 (06-12-23, 7:33 am) - Subject - Communications
Name - Tristan Ahtone
Affiliation - Grist
I hereby request the following records:
- Copies of any and all electronic communication and attachments between University of Connecticut officials and the following domain: @aplu.org between Dec 16, 2019 and Dec 31 2020.
- Copies of any and all electronic communication and attachments between University of Connecticut officials and Peter McPherson (pmcpherson@aplu.org) between Dec 16, 2019 and Dec 31 2020.
I am a reporter and request a waiver of all fees for these since the disclosure of the information I seek is not in my commercial interest, and is likely to contribute significantly to the public understanding of the operations and activities of the institution.