Rowland v. Commonwealth, Public School Employees' Retirement System

**What Happened:** The Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) was asked to provide personal information about retired teachers and school employees, including their home addresses, birth dates, and where they last worked. An association wanted this information under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, which generally requires government agencies to share public records with anyone who requests them. **What the Court Decided:** The court sided with PSERS and said they did not have to release this personal information. The judge ruled that even though government records are usually public, retired employees' private details like addresses and birth dates should be protected. The court found that people's privacy rights outweighed the public's general right to access government information in this case. **Why This Matters for Workers:** This ruling protects retired public employees' personal information from being shared with outside groups or organizations. Workers can feel more confident that their pension system won't hand over their home addresses or other private details to just anyone who asks. This helps maintain privacy for retirees while still allowing appropriate public oversight of pension systems. It shows courts will balance transparency with workers' reasonable expectations of privacy.