Social Media Will Ruin Your Whole Life

An in-depth examination of the career-crushing power of social media in the New York Times Magazine last month, “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life,” (http://nyti.ms/1FC8BfG), illustrates just how fatal off-hand remarks (or ill-advised photos) on social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pintrest, Imgur, Yelp, Google+, and so on) can be. Continue reading

MassCOP Wins Significant 111f Injury Recurrence Arbitration

On January 14, 2015, arbitrator Richard Boulanger issued an important injury leave award in favor of the Massachusetts Coalition of Police and its affiliate, the Ipswich Police Association, Local 310.  The arbitrator granted Ipswich Police Officer Aaron Woodworth injury leave for a three month period in 2014 when Officer Woodworth was out of work recovering from Continue reading