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...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 25, 2009 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
As those of you who followed HRD’s attempt to “band” scores from the October 2008 police promotional exam know, we were able to defeat that attempt on procedural grounds by arguing that such a substantive change must be the subject of rulemaking. Well, HRD has...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Aug 12, 2009 | Sandulli Grace In The News
Leigh Panettiere, who has been a partner at Sandulli Grace, P.C. for six years, has been named Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section for the 2009 – 2011 term. Ms. Panettiere is excited to play a leadership role in the BBA, and to help...
by John Becker | Aug 11, 2009 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
The Civil Service Commission issued a decision on August 6, 2009 that allows employers to count some prior non-fire service in calculating firefighter seniority in the event of a layoff. The decision confirms two prior Commission decisions from the 1990s, both of...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 17, 2009 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
In a case that could have wide-ranging effect on the compensation paid to Massachusetts Police Officers, the Massachusetts Coalition of Police assigned its law firm of Sandulli Grace, PC, to file suit today in Barnstable Court on behalf of five Mashpee police officers...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jun 13, 2009 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Friday afternoon, Essex Superior Court ordered Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk to request sufficient funding for the minimum staffing provision of the collective bargaining agreement. This ruling came as a result of a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by...