Impact Bargaining

Commentary on Massachusetts Labor Relations Reporter (Apr-Jun, 2016)

Massachusetts Labor Relations Reporter (April - June 2016 Decisions) Management Commentary By Leo J. Peloquin, Esq. & Joshua R. Coleman, Esq. Collins Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. DISCIPLINE. Arbitrator Upholds Suspension Of Police Officer Who Used Police Database For Personal Reasons To Investigate Girlfriend’s Ex-Husband. In Town of Sutton and Sutton Police Sergeants and Patrolmen’s Association, [...]

Norris, Murray & Peloquin, LLC2018-08-05T16:33:46-04:00September 19th, 2016|Categories: MA Labor/DLR|Tags: Bargaining, Discipline, Impact Bargaining, Massachusetts Labor Relations Reporter|

Win Some, Lose Some Before DLR On Scope Of Bargaining Issues

Can a firefighter call in “sick” while on vacation, and thus preserve another vacation day? What if there is medical documentation? Veteran readers might wonder, what is the parties’ practice? And if the “practice” is that a grand total of two firefighters had done this – in 1992, but not before or since – that [...]

Norris, Murray & Peloquin, LLC2018-08-05T16:35:38-04:00November 5th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Employment|Tags: DLR, Duty to Bargain, Impact Bargaining, Past Practice|