by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 8, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
Massachusetts Arbitrator Mary Ellen Shea ruled that the City of North Adams is required to offer certain overtime shifts first to full-time police officers, under a collective bargaining agreement between the City and the North Adams Police Union, Massachusetts...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 8, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has waded into the seemingly never-ending internal strife in the Town of Stoughton Police Department. In the case of Cachopa v. Town of Stoughton, #07-P-1247 (Sept. 15, 2008), the Court interpreted the little-used legal theory of...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Sep 29, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
In School Comm. of Lowell v Oun, 07-P-184 (Sept. 25, 2008), the Appeals Court upheld an arbitrator’s decision to reinstate three wrongfully-terminated teachers with full back pay and benefits. In a possibly disturbing signal that could disrupt future judicial review...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Sep 25, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
In Driscoll v. Worcester Telegram & Gazette, #07-P-344 (September 25, 2008), the Appeals Court has ruled that a 21-year veteran paper deliverer for eight major newspapers is an “employee” and therefore eligible for unemployment benefits. The Court rejected the...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Sep 9, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
In Weinburgh v. Civil Service Commission & City of Haverhill (07-P-1692)(Sept. 4, 2008), the Appeals Court ruled that a candidate for promotion may sit for a promotional exam even if the candidate did not actually serve a full year in the rank immediately below...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 18, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
In a sharply worded decision, the Civil Service Commission reversed the Boston Police Department’s bypass of a candidate who tested “positive” for cocaine in a hair test and strenuously denied any use of illicit drugs. In short, the Commission’s decision Justiniano...
