by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 16, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court chipped away at the foliage surrounding management rights when it upheld the authority of an arbitrator to order the promotion of a grievant wrongfully denied a job. In City of Somerville v. Somerville Municipal Employees Assn,...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 16, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
A public employee may be entitled to accidental disability retirement if the employee becomes permanently disabled from their job because of an injury or hazard undergone in the performance of their duty. Under Massachusetts law, Accidental Disability Retirement (ADR)...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 12, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court strengthened the ability of public sector unions to defend members accused of misconduct by affirming that employees have a right to be represented by a union attorney during an investigatory interview. The case is Town of Hudson vs....
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 3, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
Under G. L. c. 126, §18A, jail employees and corrections officers are entitled to “assault pay” if injured by a prisoner or patient in their custody. The benefit is roughly analogous to injured-on-duty pay for police officers and firefighters under G.L. c.41, §111F...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jun 28, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
The Bad News – Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules That Chief May Force Officer To Submit To Polygraph Even If Junk Science And Not Pursuant to A Criminal Investigation. In a textbook example of letting “the exception swallowing the rule,” the Massachusetts Appeal Court...
