by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 2, 2009 | In Our Opinion...
A recent decision by the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (CERB, formerly known as the Labor Relations Commission) clarified when employers are supposed to respond to information requests and when labor organizations are supposed to file unfair labor practice...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jan 26, 2009 | In Our Opinion...
A common misperception about the duty of fair representation is that Unions cannot favor one set of bargaining unit employees over another. The reality, in fact, is the opposite, as illustrated In Anderson v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board 07-P-1286 (January...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jan 21, 2009 | In Our Opinion...
Contrary to popular belief, Massachusetts courts are not the most liberal in the country. The courts can be downright conservative…when it comes to the rights of public employees, especially police officers. This observation is underscored by comparing treatment of...
by John Becker | Jan 12, 2009 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled on January 9, 2009 that the City of Lynn must pay nearly $300,000 in damages to the Lynn Police Association, Massachusetts Coalition of Police Local 302, for violating a memorandum of agreement. In so ruling, the Appeals Court in...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 11, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
In a case between the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. (BPPA) and the City of Boston, Arbitrator Michael Ryan found that the Internal Affairs procedures of the Boston Police Department Rules are “benefits” incorporated into the collective bargaining...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 4, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
Massachusetts law prohibits employers from requiring employees to violate a religious practice and therefore requires employers to provide a “reasonable accommodation” of their religious practice, so long as the accommodation does not create “undue hardship” for the...
