by Sandulli Grace Staff | May 21, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
In Pellegrino v. Springfield Parking Authority (May 17, 2007), the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed that retirees from Massachusetts public employment cannot work for another state or local public employer in Massachusetts, including quasi-public agencies. Under...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 18, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, which administers the public sector collective bargaining law for municipal and state employees, just released four decisions that dismiss union charges of unfair labor practices. For your consideration, we provide the...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 18, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
In an ongoing battle between the Town of Agawam and its police officers regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts Judge Ponsor affirmed the Town’s liability. His decision in the case of O’Brien v. Agawam (O’Brien III) (March 31,...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 11, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, which administers the public sector collective bargaining law for municipal and state employees, just released a batch of decisions from February 15 and March 15, 2007. For your consideration, we provide the following...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 14, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
In Parker v. Town of North Brookfield, No. 06-P-167 (February 15, 2007), the Massachusetts Court of Appeals upheld a public employer’s termination of an at-will employee who exercised her statutory right to health care benefits. The town terminated the employee purely...
