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 [...]
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq. and Melissa R. Murray, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. IN THE COURTS Appeals Court Affirms Boston Police Drug Testing Decision In Thomas, et al. v. Civil Service Commission and Boston Police Department (October 7, 2016), the Appeals Court was tasked with reviewing the [...]
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq., Tim Norris, Esq. and Melissa R. Murray, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. IN THE COURTS Appeals Court Affirms Bypass of Candidate When Appointing Authority Provided Sufficient Reasons for Bypass In Henderson v. Civil Service Commission, 2016 WL 3677278 (Mass.App.Ct. 2016), the Massachusetts Court of [...]
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq., Tim Norris, Esq. and Melissa R. Murray, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. IN THE COURTS Superior Court Upholds Commission’s Decision to Terminate North Adams Police Sergeant Who Aided Criminal Informant Readers may recall the Commission’s 2015 decision in Foley v. City of North Adams, [...]
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq., Tim Norris, Esq. and Melissa R. Murray, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. The Commission 2015 Year End Statistics as of December 31, 2015 are now available on the Civil Service Commission website. Year-to-date, the Commission has received 171 new discipline, bypass and layoff appeals [...]
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq. and Melissa R. Murray, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. In the Courts SJC Issues Important Civil Service Bypass Decisions Upholding HRD’s Delegation To Local Appointing Authorities To Issue And Receive Bypass Letters, And Holding That Flawed Selection Process Not Fatal To Promotion Bypass Decision [...]
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq., Melissa R. Murray, Esq. and Stephanie Merabet, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. IN THE COURTS Appeals Court Concludes That Employees Cannot Be Forced To Testify At Their Own Hearing. In a much anticipated decision, the Appeals Court affirmed the decision of the Superior [...]
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq., Melissa R. Murray, Esq. and Stephanie Merabet, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. In The Courts In Applying Disabled Veterans’ Preference, Transferrable Skills Count In Mendonca v. Civil Service Commission, 86 Mass. App. Ct. 757 (2014), the appeals court reversed the superior court’s decision [...]
Massachusetts Labor Relations Reporter Management Commentary By Leo J. Peloquin, Esq. and Joshua R. Coleman, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. The Commission 2014 Calendar Year-to-Date Statistics as of September 30, 2014 are now available on the Civil Service Commission website. Year-to-date, the Commission has received 199 new discipline, bypass and layoff appeals and has [...]
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter Management Commentary by Philip Collins, Esq., Melissa R. Murray, Esq. and Stephanie Merabet, Esq. Collins, Loughran & Peloquin, P.C. In The Courts Superior Court States That HRD Cannot Delegate Section 27 Reviews Of Bypass Reasons/Statements To Cities and Towns On February 28, 2014, Superior Court Judge Paul D. Wilson issued [...]