by Sandulli Grace Staff | Sep 3, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
In Massachusetts, public school teachers do not obtain Professional Teacher Status (otherwise known as tenure or protection against discharge without just cause) until they teach four consecutive years without being terminated. Teachers automatically attain PTS if...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 28, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
In Doro v. Sheet Metal Workers’ Intern. Ass’n, 2007 WL 2331941 (2nd Cir. 2007), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a union member’s claim against the international about his discipline for working in violation of his local’s rules. In this case,...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 17, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court proved once again that it is increasingly unsympathetic to the interests of public employees with a recent decision that lets municipalities deprive certain retirees of basic health care coverage. In the case of Cioch v....
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 16, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court chipped away at the foliage surrounding management rights when it upheld the authority of an arbitrator to order the promotion of a grievant wrongfully denied a job. In City of Somerville v. Somerville Municipal Employees Assn,...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 16, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
A public employee may be entitled to accidental disability retirement if the employee becomes permanently disabled from their job because of an injury or hazard undergone in the performance of their duty. Under Massachusetts law, Accidental Disability Retirement (ADR)...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 12, 2007 | In Our Opinion...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court strengthened the ability of public sector unions to defend members accused of misconduct by affirming that employees have a right to be represented by a union attorney during an investigatory interview. The case is Town of Hudson vs....
