Yellowhammer Times

FOIA Request to University of Alabama in Huntsville regarding State University Employee Compensation Data, FY 2025 on November 4, 2025.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by Yellowhammer Times to the University of Alabama in Huntsville on November 4, 2025. The request seeks detailed records of employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2025. This request is made under the Alabama Open Records Law § 36-12-40 et seq., with a preference for receiving the information in electronic format.

The requested data includes several specific fields: employee name, gender (if recorded), age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (such as salary, hourly wage, stipend, or bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time).

Yellowhammer Times emphasizes its role in providing comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs and asserts that access to these public records is crucial for maintaining transparency and accountability within public institutions. The organization also requests a fee waiver due to its status as a media entity involved in disseminating information to the public.

The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that aids media companies and advocacy groups in investigating government agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition 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.