1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to uphold termination of Boston firefighter stating that Rowe was, "...guilty of substantial misconducting warranting termination.”
1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The Commission affirmed the discharge of a black Boston firefighter for making vile, racist, homophobic, and misogynistic postings on social media. The Commission’s rejected the Appellant’s claims of bias, disparate treatment, and entitlement to free speech protections under the first amendment.
1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The State Police had just cause to discipline the Appellant for failing to follow protocols related to outside employment, but the failure of the State Police to show repeated violations, as alleged, warranted a downward modification of the penalty.
1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The Commission affirmed the discharge of a Springfield probationary police officer who had yet served a full year plus two months. The Appellant’s probationary period was extended for two months by Springfield because of performance issues, and then extended by another six weeks for time spent on injury leave.
1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The Commission dismissed the Appellant’s appeals challenging whether the Boston Police Department followed proper procedures in issuing a 3-day suspension against him as the appeal was received approximately 10 years after the Appellant received notice of the action, well beyond the statutory 10-day filing deadline.
1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The Commission affirmed the discharge of a Worcester Housing Authority custodian who had an extensive disciplinary history and a propensity to lose master keys and access cards. The Custodian’s repeated failure to secure master keys jeopardized the security of hundreds of apartments.
1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Springfield Fire Captain who claimed he had been wrongfully bypassed for promotion to District Fire Chief as the chosen candidate was ranked higher than the Appellant, indicating no bypassed occurred.
1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The Commission denied the appeal from a Gloucester Deputy Fire Chief who received a 22-hour suspension over a discourteous email where insubordination was listed as a major offense in the Department’s Standard Operation Guidelines and the Chief was not required to apply progressive principles.
1 document · ·Civil Service Commission ·
The Commission overturned the discharge of a Framingham Housing Authority maintenance worker as Framingham Housing Authority failed to prove that he had abandoned his job.