City attorney in Connecticut to release names of 90 laid off employees
City officials in Bridgeport, Conn., agreed to release the names of 90 city employees who will be laid off, but only after a fight with the newspaper and asking the employees if they thought release would be an invasion of their privacy. After the city attorney asked the employees if they had problems with their impending firings being public, he said it appears it wouldn't be a problem, so they will release the names. Umm, last time I checked it's not up to the employee to determine what is public and what isn't. The Connecticut Post was right to push the issue because of rumors that the mayor was laying off supporters of his political opponent. Also, the paper wants to see for sure that the mayor is laying off that many people, as claimed. Good job, Connecticut Post! See
story.