I. Policy
As a public education institution and department of the City of Quincy, it is the policy of Quincy College to disseminate information according to and consistent with applicable Cite and college personnel policy provisions, local guidelines and requirements, current collective bargaining agreements and Federal, state, and local laws.
All employees are advised that, under Massachusetts law, except as otherwise exempted, the names, positions, titles, home addresses, telephone numbers (if listed) and salary data of college employees are public information. It is the policy of the College to release this information in accordance with the guidelines and requirements of applicable laws and in response to requests for information.
II. Procedures
The College shall provide information upon receipt of a written request for information listings. The Human Resources Department shall provide employment verifications and reference checks only upon receipt of a signed authorization and release form, with said form available from the Human Resources Department upon request. Responses to such inquiries will be limited to dates of employment position and most recent or last salary as documented and substantiated by Quincy College records. No employment or reference data will be released without a written authorization and release signed by the individual who is the subject of the inquiry.
Salaries are released in writing to financial institutions when a written request, accompanied by the release signature of the employee, is received. Salary verification forms will be forwarded directly to financial institutions; they will not be returned via the employee.
Original: June 2006