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Legislature Relaxes No Smoking Law For Firefighters and Police Officers

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 [...]

2019-01-17T15:34:57-05:00October 17th, 2018|Categories: Employment|Tags: , , , |

Legislature Relaxes No Smoking Law For Firefighters and Police Officers

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 [...]

2018-10-29T13:58:52-04:00October 5th, 2018|Categories: Blog, Employment|Tags: , , |

Photo of Police Applicant Provides Smoking Gun For Decision Not To Hire

In Starr v. Town of Medfield (December 22, 2016), the Civil Service Commission upheld the bypass of a police officer based on evidence that he smoked tobacco products during the application process.  Massachusetts prohibits its public safety employees from smoking on or off the job.  The decision rejected the appellant's reliance on the HRD's Personnel [...]

2018-08-05T16:33:46-04:00December 15th, 2016|Categories: Blog, Employment|Tags: , , |
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