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Discipline Appeal dated December 22, 2017 James, Brenda v. Boston Police Department - Related Superior Court Decision 12/22/17
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Discipline Appeal dated June 18, 2019 Jones, Mark v. Boston Fire Department - Related Superior Court Decision 6/18/19
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The Commission voided the 4-day tour of duty suspension handed down to a Caucasian Charlestown firefighter after he made racially insensitive remarks. The Commission found the firefighter was singled out for discipline where a superior lieutenant and other firefighters also contributed a hostile working environment.
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The Commission concluded it did not have jurisdiction of a State Police trooper’s appeal of a forfeiture of five days of accrued time off where the trooper was able to use accrued time that he originally had panned on forfeiting through the “use it or lose it” policy in order to satisfy the imposed penalty.
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The Commission reduced the Appellant’s four-tour suspension to an official reprimand, as many of the charges against the Appellant were either unsupported by a preponderance of the evidence or overblown.
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The 1-day suspension of a Springfield police captain was affirmed by the Commission, finding he had posted offensive comments online targeted at public citizens in the context of a political discussion. The captain’s offensive language interfered with his duty as a police officer to treat all citizens with respect.
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The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Boston firefighter, who was discharged for making racist comments directed at a black colleague while he was drunk and off-duty. The Commission found that the Boston Fire Department had proven that the Appellant had not been denied a fair Section 41 hearing.
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The Superior Court affirmed the Commission’s decision to uphold the termination of a North Attleborough firefighter.
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The Commission affirmed the discharge of a North Attleborough firefighter, after he committed multiple acts of domestic violence against two women. Although one of the acts took place following the firefighters discharge, it was considered when affirming the disciplinary action from North Attleborough.