by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 22, 2008 | Labor In The News
Sandulli Grace, PC, congratulates its longtime client, the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, AFL-CIO (“MassCOP”), on its recent appointment as the only police labor representative to a special commission on local police training. Earlier this year, the Massachusetts...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 1, 2008 | Labor In The News
No doubt that you have heard the overactive rumor mill regarding possible legislation on private paid details. Sandulli Grace is in constant contact with the legislative officers of the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (MassCOP) and the Boston Police Patrolmen’s...
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...
by Amy Laura Davidson | Oct 1, 2007 | Labor In The News
On July 16, 2007, the Massachusetts legislature amended the law to enable cities and towns to more easily join the Group Insurance Commission for the provision of health insurance to municipal employees. The Group Insurance Commission (GIC) is the entity that...
