by John Becker | Apr 7, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
A recent Appeals Court decision gives employers another tool in keeping public employees from returning to work after disability retirement. In Facella v. City of Newton, 69 Mass. App. Ct. 459 (2007), the Court denied civil service rights to a police officer returning...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 28, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that the City of Boston Police Department may have violated state anti-discrimination law by unilaterally eliminating rank-specific locker rooms in response to complaints by female ranking officers about inadequate...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 26, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
In an extraordinary rebuke of the Republican-dominated National Labor Relations Board, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has struck down a vague “no harassment” policy implemented by an employer during an acrimonious union organizing...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 29, 2008 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
“Employee misclassification” has long been a problem that costs workers and the government billions of dollars every year. Employers are notorious for trying to label employees “independent contractors” in order to avoid paying payroll taxes and worker benefits....
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 29, 2008 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Contact The Governor To Tell Him To Stand With Workers On S. 1029 As we noted on Wednesday, earlier this week Governor Patrick refused to sign legislation designed to strengthen penalties imposed on employers that violate state wage and hour laws. Instead, he sent the...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 27, 2008 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
In a major concession to employers, on February 25 Governor Patrick, like Mitt Romney before him, refused to sign legislation designed to strengthen penalties imposed on employers that violate state wage and hour laws, instead sending it back to the legislature with a...
