by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jan 12, 2012 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Once a police officer qualifies for Quinn Bill benefits, the benefits cannot be terminated if the officer is rehired or transferred after the Quinn Bill cut-off date of July 1, 2009. Under the recent Quinn Bill amendments police officers hired after July 1, 2009 are...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 19, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”; “the Board”) dropped its retaliation lawsuit against Boeing at the urging of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“Machinists”) after it signed a contract with Boeing on Dec. 9, 2011. The NLRB...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 12, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The Heart Law presumption, commonly called the “Heart Bill” presumes that a police officer’s heart ailment is work-related for purposes of accidental disability retirement, unless there is sufficient evidence to rebut it. In other words, if you have a heart ailment...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 18, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
OK, just when you thought it was okay to put aside the Quinn bill case until the SJC issues a ruling, our “friends” over on Morrissey Boulevard decide they need to chime in on the case – by writing an editorial urging the SJC to rule against the right of officers to...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 14, 2011 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Thanks to the good folks at Suffolk Law, video of last week’s oral argument in the Boston Quinn Bill case is now available for viewing. Just follow this link to watch Sandulli Grace’s Bryan Decker argue on behalf of the Boston officers who had their statutory...