by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 31, 2006 | In Our Opinion...
On August 16, 2006, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued a decision that makes it harder for public employees who had to retire because of a job-related disability to earn income during retirement. In essence, the Court decided that all monies listed on a W-2 form...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | May 4, 2006 | Sandulli Grace In The News
The Supreme Judicial Court has held that the government may, in certaincircumstances, spy on public employees, without telling them, even ifthe surveillance includes employees dressing and undressing. In Nelsonv. Salem State College (Docket#: SJC-09519) (April 13,...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 10, 2006 | Sandulli Grace In The News
On April 3, 2006, Sandulli Grace, P.C. and the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, AFL-CIO, presented their fourth educational seminar forpolice officers in Massachusetts. It was entitled, "Cops Under Attack: Who Protects The Police?" This seminar, which took...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 10, 2006 | Sandulli Grace In The News
Sandulli Grace, PC, client the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association increased the primary detail rate for Boston police officers by 12 percent under an agreement reached with the City of Boston, from $33 to $37. The settlement caps a decade of litigation regarding...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 9, 2006 | In Our Opinion...
A public employee who engages in private misconduct can lose his or her pension, even if the misconduct is unrelated to any official action, so long as the conduct involves criminal dishonesty. In the much-anticipated decision of State Board of Retirement v. Bulger...