by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 5, 2013 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
After a nearly 20 year battle between the Lynn Police Association and the City of Lynn, the Appeals Court has finally confirmed that State Law, MGL c. 41 sec 99A, concerning the residency of police officers and fire fighters controls any residency obligations for...
by Alan Shapiro | Mar 12, 2013 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
In a landmark ruling with national and even international implications, the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission upheld the appeals of six former Boston Police Officers who had been fired solely because a California drug testing company (Psychemedics Corporation)...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 6, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
By decision dated February 5, 2013, the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations found that the City of Peabody violated Section 10(a)(5) and 10(a)(1) of the Law by failing to bargain in good faith when it assigned junior Sergeants rather than senior Sergeants to...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 27, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Sandulli Grace attorney Bryan Decker was featured in a WBUR-FM radio broadcast regarding Massachusetts’ new medical marijuana law on Tuesday morning, February 19, 2013. The report by WBUR radio journalist Martha Bebinger, explores various implications of the new law,...
by John Becker | Nov 9, 2012 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Taking a page from the NLRB’s playbook, the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations (DLR) recently added another technique to their skill set: the “Unilateral Settlement.” In a case involving the City of Newton and the Newton Municipal Employees Association,...
by John Becker | Nov 2, 2012 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
A judge of the Plymouth Superior Court has upheld an arbitration award in a matter involving the Marshfield Education Association, MTA/NEA, and the Marshfield School Committee, which ordered the School Committee to reinstate a teacher who had been terminated for...
