by Alan Shapiro | Feb 18, 2010 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Like one of those standard joke setups, I have good news and bad news. First the good news: Human Resources Division (HRD) has dropped banding, at least for now. The Civil Service Commission just issued an email with the announcement of a public hearing on February 25...
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 Alan Shapiro | May 13, 2009 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Based on the attached memo sent to the police chiefs by HRD, it appears the agency has finally relented and will establish promotional lists from the October 2008 exam in the traditional “whole number” formula. As the memo goes on to state, HRD will attempt through...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Apr 16, 2009 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
In a thoughtful, well-reasoned 11-page decision issued this morning, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Bruce Henry ordered the Commonwealth’s Human Resources Division to NOT “band” scores on police promotional eligibility lists. Here’s the full decision. Judge Henry...
