by Alan Shapiro | Oct 5, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
While, for the Beatles, eight days a week may not have been enough to show they cared, the Appeals Court has said that it is enough for a five-day suspension. Civil Service law, Mass. Gen. Laws Chapter 31, § 41, allows a police or fire chief to suspend a tenured civil...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Sep 28, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Effective July 1, 2012, dispatchers must be trained in the Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocol Reference System (EMDPRS). EMDPRS is a system that “includes a protocol for emergency medical dispatcher response to calls, including structured caller questioning for...
by Alan Shapiro | Oct 24, 2008 | In Our Opinion...
I had a police officer client in my office a few days ago who insisted that Question 1, which would repeal the Massachusetts state income tax, will definitely pass. When I heard that, I knew I had to at least write something to try to convince that tiny proportion of...