by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 3, 2008 | In Our Opinion..., Sandulli Grace In The News
The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a grant of unemployment benefits to a Boston Police Officer terminated for testing “positive” for cocaine on a hair test. In City of Boston v. George Downing , 06-P-1725 (Oct. 31, 2008), the Court ruled that the Division of...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 22, 2008 | Labor In The News
Sandulli Grace, PC, congratulates its longtime client, the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, AFL-CIO (“MassCOP”), on its recent appointment as the only police labor representative to a special commission on local police training. Earlier this year, the Massachusetts...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 15, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently highlighted the difficulty a public employee applying for accidental disability retirement faces when trying to establish a mental disability was caused by work. Fender v. CRAB, 07-P-0621 (Oct. 3, 2008). To establish...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 9, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
Police officers and firefighters injured in the performance of their jobs are entitled to “leave without loss of pay” under G.L. c.41, §111F. For full-time public safety officers, the amount of wages paid during their period of disability is relatively easy to...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 8, 2008 | Sandulli Grace In The News
Sandulli Grace, PC founder Joe Sandulli has been awarded the 2008 Cushing-Gavin Award for Union Attorneys, the highest honor bestowed upon members of the New England labor management community. He will receive the award at the Labor Guild’s 42nd Annual Awards dinner...
