by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 22, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
As you know, on November 4, 2014 Massachusetts voters approved ballot question 4 which enacts a new section of MGL c. 149 section 148C and provides for Massachusetts employees to earn and use 40 hours of sick leave in a calendar year. This new law is effective July...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 29, 2013 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The Governor has just signed the budget which includes an amendment to MGL c. 31 sec 58. C. 31 sec 58 is a section of the Civil Service Law and addresses “Municipal police officers and firefighters; qualifications.” It includes a residency requirement for civil...
by Amy Laura Davidson | Nov 23, 2011 | Labor In The News
On November 22nd, Governor Patrick signed the Evergreen “Fix” bill into law. The bill was passed as an emergency act so it immediately goes into effect. Accordingly, municipal employers are bound to the terms of collective bargaining agreements with an evergreen...
by Amy Laura Davidson | Nov 18, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Last fall, the state Supreme Judicial Court overturned 30 years of history and held that “evergreen clauses” – clauses that extend collective bargaining agreements until a new contract is negotiated – were unlawful and unenforceable if the clause operated to extend a...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 9, 2011 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Sandulli Grace Partner Bryan Decker argued yesterday before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the “Quinn bill case.” As previous posts have discussed, Decker represents a group of Boston Police Officers challenging the City of Boston’s reduction of...
