In Daniel Zaiter v. Boston Police Department, the Superior Court overturned a decision by the Civil Service Commission and held the Boston Police Department (BPD) had reasonable justification for bypassing Zaiter for a position as a Boston police officer based on two events that had occurred 20 years earlier, in 1995. The first was his [...]
Employers need to be diligent about making sure that employees are relieved of all duties during unpaid meal periods. In DeVito v. Longwood Security Services, CA No. 2013-01724 (December 23, 2016), a case of first impression, the Massachusetts Superior Court set forth a new standard for determining whether an employee’s meal period should be paid [...]
Cristina Barbuto, who had a prescription for medical marijuana, was terminated by her employer, Advantage Sales and Marketing (“ASM”), after testing positive for marijuana following a urine test. She alleged her termination constituted disability discrimination in violation of MGL c.151B, a violation of the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Act, was against public policy and was an [...]