WOTC database 08/04/21 (Oregon Employment Department)
It is a clone of this request.
| Tracking # |
1063 |
| Multi Request | WOTC database 08/04/21 |
| Submitted | Aug. 4, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emily Corwin
Attention: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Unit
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1) All reports regarding Work Opportunity Tax Credits certified in 2019 and 2020 provided to the US Department of Labor, including forms 9058.
2) Any database tracking Work Opportunity Tax Credit certifications which is created or maintained by your department or by any third party vendor under contract with your department, preferably in .csv or .xlsx format. If it is easier, the database can be limited to the calendar or fiscal years ending in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
3) The most recent of any contracts with third party vendors to track WOTC certifications.
My goal is to ascertain which businesses and industries are applying for and/or receiving Work Opportunity Tax Credits, for which categories of employees and which occupations. If a conversation could help narrow or expedite the completion of this request, I am available at 802 233 4992 and emily_corwin@harvard.edu.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Emily Corwin
From:
You have a new public records request.
Requester : Emily Corwin, N/A
Details : Attention: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Unit
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1) All reports regarding Work Opportunity Tax Credits certified in 2019 and 2020 provided to the US Department of Labor, including forms 9058.
2) Any database tracking Work Opportunity Tax Credit certifications which is created or maintained by your department or by any third party vendor under contract with your department, preferably in .csv or .xlsx format. If it is easier, the database can be limited to the calendar or fiscal years ending in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
3) The most recent of any contracts with third party vendors to track WOTC certifications.
My goal is to ascertain which businesses and industries are applying for and/or receiving Work Opportunity Tax Credits, for which categories of employees and which occupations. If a conversation could help narrow or expedite the completion of this request, I am available at 802 233 4992 and emily_corwin@harvard.edu.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Emily Corwin
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From: Oregon Employment Department
Good morning, Ms. Corwin.
We have received your public records request.
Please clarify the following:
· 3) The most recent of any contracts with third party vendors to track WOTC certifications. Please define "most recent."
We will get back to you about possible fees prior to completing this request.
Thank you.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov | 503-983-2366 |
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From: Oregon Employment Department
Good morning, Ms. Corwin.
Public Records has received 2 duplicate requests, 1063 and 1064.
All correspondence will come from our public records system.
Thank you.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov<mailto:Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov> | 503-983-2366 |
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From:
Hi Patty,
My apologies, the Muckrock system I used to send this request seems to have had some kind of glitch, resulting in a few duplicates. Just to be clear, I have only one request regarding WOTC. My apologies for any confusion.
Best,
Emily
Emily Corwin
Nieman/Abrams Fellow 2020-2022<https://nieman.harvard.edu/news/2020/07/nieman-foundation-for-journalism-announces-2021-fellows/>
twitter: @emilycorwin<https://twitter.com/emilycorwin>
phone: 802 233 4992
This email address will be discontinued at the conclusion of my fellowship in March 2022. To reach me by email after that, use: emilycorwin@gmail.com.
From: Oregon Employment Department
Hi, Emily.
No worries.
Did you see my request for clarification email? It is attached.
Thank you.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov<mailto:Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov> | 503-983-2366 |
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RE: Public Records Request #1063
From: Emily Corwin
Hi Patty,
Yes -- what I mean by "most recent" is simply that I need only the currently applicable contract, in case your department has switched vendors or updated your contract with an outside vendor providing WOTC database management in the past. Of course, if your department manages your own WOTC data, this request isn't applicable at all.
Many thanks,
Emily
From: Oregon Employment Department
Thank you.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov<mailto:Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov> | 503-983-2366 |
********** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE **********
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Oregon Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 4, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Oregon Employment Department
Good morning, Emily.
We are still working on your request.
Thank you.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov<mailto:Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov> | 503-983-2366 |
********** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE **********
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From: Oregon Employment Department
Good morning, Ms. Corwin.
This email is to notify you that we are still working on your public records request.
Thank you.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov<mailto:Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov> | 503-983-2366 |
********** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE **********
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From: Oregon Employment Department
Good morning, Ms. Corwin.
On August 6, 2021, you submitted public records request #1063 for:
1) All reports regarding Work Opportunity Tax Credits certified in 2019 and 2020 provided to the US Department of Labor, including forms 9058.
2) Any database tracking Work Opportunity Tax Credit certifications which is created or maintained by your department or by any third party vendor under contract with your department, preferably in .csv or .xlsx format. If it is easier, the database can be limited to the calendar or fiscal years ending in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
3) The most recent of any contracts with third party vendors to track WOTC certifications.
Request #1: We are referring you to the ETA WOTC Performance page<https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wotc/performance>. WOTC performance data reports are available to the general public for download, including tables for an overview of WOTC annual performance, wage, and occupational data. If there are additional years that are not available on the webpage, a FOIA request can be submitted to the US Department of Labor.
Request #2: The WOTC database is not subject to public records.
Request #3. Attached is our third-party vendor contract. Redactions have been made and they include phones numbers, the list of specific equipment used in designing the system on page 9 of Exhibit D/Proposal, and W-9 information that was included in the pdf document. The W-9 information was mistakenly included with this contract and was a different contractor’s W-9.
This public records request is now closed.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov<mailto:Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov> | 503-983-2366 |
********** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE **********
This e-mail may contain information that is confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachment from your system.
From: Emily Corwin
Thanks, Patty.
For item #1 -- I am familiar with the USDOL's performance reports. Unfortunately, they lack the level of detail I am looking for. I'll attach an example of the forms I've received from 17 other states in response to a similar request as an example of the records I am seeking under Oregon's public records law. If Oregon's are exempt from disclosure, please cite the relevant statute.
For item #2, please also cite the statute exempting the database from disclosure under public records law. In case it is helpful, I'll share that a number of other states have provided the records I've sought by omitting data that is not of interest to me (and may contain PII), and providing an .xlsx or .pdf of a spreadsheet with most or all of the following fields for years 2018 through 2020.
Business name | WOTC Target group | Starting Wage | Job position | Date | Approved/denied
I've attached a sample in case it is helpful to your staff in determining whether and how you might provide them.
Many thanks for your assistance.
Emily Corwin
802 233 4992
emily_corwin@harvard.edu
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Copy_of_MuckRock-APRA-20210820.xlsx
From: Oregon Employment Department
Good morning, Ms. Corwin.
Your request is being reviewed.
Thank you.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov<mailto:Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov> | 503-983-2366 |
********** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE **********
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From: Oregon Employment Department
Good afternoon, Ms. Corwin.
I am attaching eight documents in response to your request for, “1) All reports regarding Work Opportunity Tax Credits certified in 2019 and 2020 provided to the US Department of Labor, including forms 9058.” Links to the database were redacted.
As to #2 of your public records request for: “Any database tracking Work Opportunity Tax Credit certifications which is created or maintained by your department or by any third party vendor under contract with your department, preferably in .csv or .xlsx format. If it is easier, the database can be limited to the calendar or fiscal years ending in 2018, 2019 and 2020.”, ORS 657.665<https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.html> prohibits disclosure of the requested information.
As to your request for “3) The most recent of any contracts with third party vendors to track WOTC certifications” the redacted contract already has been provided to you.
This public records request is closed.
PJ
Patty Jo Angelini | Communications Officer
Communications Division | Oregon Employment Department |
Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov<mailto:Patty.Jo.Angelini@oregon.gov> | 503-983-2366 |
********** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE **********
This e-mail may contain information that is confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachment from your system.
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