Civil Service Commision

Commission Decision Vacated For Overstepping

In Town of Mansfield v. Civil Service Commission, the Superior Court concluded that the Commission overstepped its statutory role and made an error of law by applying the wrong legal standard in its review of the bypass decision. The Town argued and the Court agreed that the Commission impermissibly substituted its judgment for that of [...]

2019-11-26T15:14:48-05:00September 12th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Employment|Tags: |

Civil Service Commission Weighs In On “Acting” Time

The Commission recently issued a decision that may impact promotional list(s) and upcoming promotions if you have a promotion list resulting from the November 2017 Fire Lieutenant and Captain promotional examination. In Borjeson et al v. HRD, the Commission ordered HRD to include “acting” time in the scoring of Education and Experience (E/E) for all candidates who passed the [...]

2019-01-17T15:39:39-05:00October 17th, 2018|Categories: Employment|Tags: , , |

Stale CWOF Not Reasonable Justification For Bypass

A continuance without a finding (CWOF) received by a Boston Police candidate as a teenager, was not a reasonable justification for his bypass ten years later. Finklea v. Massachusetts Civil Service Commission, et al., Civil Action No. 1784CV00999 (February 9, 2018). The superior court decision affirms the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) determination that the “single, stale” CWOF was not a [...]

2018-09-13T16:34:39-04:00May 3rd, 2018|Categories: Blog, Employment|Tags: , , |

Waiver Of Future Civil Service Rights Unenforceable

In Lizette Emma v. Department of Correction (July 6, 2017), the Civil Service Commission refused to enforce a Last Chance Agreement (LCA) against Corrections Officer Emma in which she had waived all rights of appeal in the event of a future offense.  Emma signed the LCA with the advice and consent of the Union in [...]

2018-08-05T16:33:43-04:00July 10th, 2017|Categories: Blog, Employment|Tags: , |

Commentary of Massachusetts Civil Service Commission (Jan-Apr, 2017)

Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq. and Melissa R. Murray, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C.   IN THE COURTS Superior Court Overturns Commission Decision on Failed Drug Test Bypass In Gannon v. Boston Police Department (Case No. 2015CV03462-B (March 13, 2017)), the superior court reversed the Civil Service Commission’s decision [...]

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