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A Cambridge firefighter was fired after their arrest for domestic assault and battery. The firefighter had been put on administrative leave; however, Cambridge did not extend the firefighter’s probationary period. Nevertheless, the commission dismissed the firefighter’s discharge appeal due to lack of jurisdiction.
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The Civil Service Commission upheld the termination of a municipal police officer, finding that he engaged in conduct violative of the rules of the Police Department when he fled the scene of a motor vehicle accident and was later arrested.
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The Civil Service Commission upheld the 30-day suspension of the Appellant, finding that substantial credible evidence supported the conclusion that the Appellant had engaged in conduct which constituted impermissible child abuse, violative of LPD rules and regulations
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The Commission upheld two, eight-tour suspensions of a Boston firefighter for multiple instances of insubordinate and unbecoming behavior toward his peers and superiors, but overturned, due to mitigating circumstances, a third eight-tour suspension for two alleged instances of being AWOL.
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The Commission dismissed the appeal of a five-day suspension from a West Springfield Police Captain, on the grounds that the appeal did not include the filing fee and was late when it was mailed to HRD, not to the Commission.
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The commission reversed a three-day suspension imposed on the Head Clerk of the BFD after she forwarded a fire report including details of a drug overdose to a property manager. The commission reasoned that the Appellant did not violate state ethics laws, and these fire reports are routinely provided to the public.
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The Civil Service Commission dismissed, with a future effective date, the appeal of a State Trooper contesting his termination due to his failure to comply with the requirement to receive COVID vaccination. He may re-open his appeal after a final decision on a parallel appeal filed with MCAD.
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Appeal of 2-day suspension denied. There was just cause to discipline the firefighter for his insubordination at the scene of a fire.
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An employee of the Quincy Housing Authority with a record of aggressive and troublesome behavior toward supervisors was discharged after an unseemly altercation with the housing authority’s executive director. The commission found that the employee’s discharge was in accordance with progressive discipline principles.
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The Superior Court issued a further decision clarifying what payments are due to Appellants for back pay, interest, etc.