by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 9, 2011 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Sandulli Grace Partner Bryan Decker argued yesterday before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the “Quinn bill case.” As previous posts have discussed, Decker represents a group of Boston Police Officers challenging the City of Boston’s reduction of...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 3, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
A New York grand jury has charged ten New York City police officers with crimes for “fixing” traffic tickets. The charges resulted from a wiretap for unrelated matters during which investigators overheard discussions of fixing tickets. The crimes charged were the...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 5, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
We just got word that the Supreme Judicial Court has scheduled oral argument for Adams v. Boston for November 8, 2011 at 9:00a.m. At issue in the case is whether a municipality can cut Quinn Bill payments to officers based on the underfunding of reimbursements by the...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Sep 28, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Effective July 1, 2012, dispatchers must be trained in the Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocol Reference System (EMDPRS). EMDPRS is a system that “includes a protocol for emergency medical dispatcher response to calls, including structured caller questioning for...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Sep 20, 2011 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Since we filed our brief in the Boston Quinn Bill case, the City filed its opposition, and we filed our reply on behalf of the plaintiff officers. Again, the suit claims that the City of Boston violated the Quinn Bill when it reduced educational stipends to officers....