by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 2, 2010 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Earlier this week Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Robert Rufo denied the Town of Mashpee’s motion to dismiss the Quinn bill lawsuit brought by several Mashpee Officers. The Suit contends that the Town violated the law when it reduced Quinn Bill payments to officers...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 26, 2010 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
On Wednesday morning February 24, 2010 the Joint Legislative Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held a hearing to address the Governor’s improper efforts to stack the Civil Service Commission by eliminating the salary of 3 of the 5 Civil...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 17, 2010 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
The Boston Globe today profiles the efforts of Massachusetts Coalition of Police to obtain full Quinn Bill benefits for members in Mashpee and Wrentham. Sandulli Grace, PC Partner Bryan Decker is quoted about MCOP litigation to restore full Quinn Bill benefits to...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Feb 15, 2010 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
It is an unfortunate reality of the modern workplace that public employees can and do become permanently disabled simply by doing their job. Police officers and firefighters, in particular, who respond to the call of duty can suddenly find themselves unable to work a...
by John Becker | Jan 6, 2010 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
In a unanimous decision issued January 6, 2010, the state’s highest court has ruled in favor of the Lynn Police Association, MCOP Local 302 (“union”) in a contractual dispute with the City of Lynn (“City”). As a result of the ruling, the City will have to pay union...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 14, 2009 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Massachusetts Chief Human Resources Officer Paul Dietl today held a public hearing on his proposed changes to the Personnel Administrator Rules (PARs)(as previously reported, you can see the proposed changes here. While there was discussion of the other proposed...