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The Appeals Court affirmed a Superior Court decision which upheld a Commission decision that a Boston Police Officer had not completed his probationary period at the time of his termination, thus divesting the Commission of jurisdiction to hear his appeal.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a senior custodian who was terminated as he never attained civil service permanency in any custodian position (junior or senior), thus divesting the Commission of jurisdiction regarding this termination.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Signal Maintainer for the Town of Milton as he had no reasonable expectation of showing that the Town engaged in any civil service procedural violations and the undisputed facts show that he engaged in insubordination, justifying the Town’s imposition of a one-day suspension.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a senior custodian who was demoted to junior custodian as he never attained civil service permanency in the title of senior custodian, thus divesting the Commission of jurisdiction regarding this demotion.
The Commision dismissed the examination appeal of a candidate contesting his Education, Certifications, Training and Experience (ECT&E) score component based on the undisputed fact that the candidate failed to the complete the ECT&E component prior to the filing deadline.
The Commission, affirming the initial findings of the Boston Police Department that tweets sent by a Boston police officer after attending the so-called "stop the steal" rally on January 6, 2021 did not violate any BPD rules, concluded that no just cause existed for his termination.
Finding that the State Police failed to prove that a Trooper had been untruthful, the Commission overturned his termination and modified the penalty to a 30-day suspension for violation of other rules.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the City to suspend a motor equipment operator for five days for misconduct related to impermissible cell phone usage and insubordination.
The Commission adopted the Tentative Decision of a DALA Magistrate and affirmed the decision of the Brockton Public Schools to terminate a custodian for a pattern of misconduct including threatening to harm his colleagues and their spouses.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Lawrence Police Department to rescind a conditional offer of employment to a police officer candidate after discovering that he failed to disclose a prior bypass by the Lowell Police Department.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the City of Brockton to bypass a candidate for appointment as a police officer based on her failure to disclose certain information on her application and for prior misconduct as a dispatcher.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for police officer based on his failure to disclose all information regarding workplace discipline on his application and for providing contradictory information related to his employment with a tow company.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the City to bypass a candidate for appointment as a reserve police officer based in part on errors and omissions on his employment application.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Peabody police sergeant who argued that another candidate was improperly awarded 2 points on a promotional examination as the issue is now moot based on the findings of a related investigation.
In light of a recently-enacted law that exempted the position of Worcester Police Chief from civil service, the Commission closed its investigation related to the filling of that position on a permanent basis as it is now moot in terms of the civil service law and rules.
Having determined that a Peabody Police Sergeant was incorrectly awarded 2 preference points reserved for those with 25 years of service as a police officer, the Commission ordered the eligible list to be corrected and encouraged HRD to review the potential applicability of a related Appeals Court decision.
Consistent with the findings and conclusions of a prior interim decision, the Commission vacated the promotional appointment of a fire lieutenant and ordered the process to be completed in a manner consistent with basic merit principles.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Salem Police Department to bypass an applicant for appointment as a reserve police officer based upon unique circumstances related to a past restraining order.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP) to bypass a candidate for appointment as an Environmental Police Officer A/B (EPO A/B) because he lacked the minimum entrance requirements.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate due to his driving history and mandated attendance at remedial driving courses.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for lack of good judgment and untruthfulness in regard to previous employment
The Commission dismissed the classification appeal of a DPH employee based on the undisputed fact that she does not possess the minimum entrance requirements of the requested higher classification of Health Care Facility Inspector I.
Despite several missteps in the process, the Commission upheld the bypass of a candidate for appointment as a municipal police officer (1) who had failed to disclose several instances of prior negative employment history in his applications to the City of Fall River’s Police Department.
The Commission dismissed the bypass appeal of a Brookline police sergeant who was bypassed for promotional appointment to police lieutenant as Brookline has subsequently removed its police department from civil service, divesting the Commission of any jurisdiction regarding this matter.
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