It was a windfall for Police Officers and Firefighters in the most recent session of the State Legislature and it came at the expense of Employers and consistency in the law. In our September Advisor, we told you about the law taking effect October 22 under which a Firefighter will get the benefit of the cancer presumption--something previously only [...]
Employers frustrated with injured police officers and firefighters who obstruct efforts to get them back to work, or retire, will applaud the recent Superior Court decision upholding the dismissal of a Lawrence Police Department (“LPD”) officer.
The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board rejected the Town of Plymouth’s argument that its cell phone policy did not need to be bargained to agreement or impasse due to its core managerial interest in preventing deadly accidents caused by distracted employees, but left open the possibility that is might be more to allowing an employer to implement a more narrowly drawn plan focused on safety.