Appellant Patrick Baron holds the rank of Firefighter for the City of Worcester Fire Department. He took and passed the promotional examination for Fire Lieutenant administered by HRD on November 18, 2017. (Exhibit 5) 7. Appellant Jason Burns holds the rank of Firefighter for the City of Fall River Fire Department. He took and passed the promotional examination for Fire Lieutenant administered by HRD on November 18, 2017. (Exhibit 5) 8.

In determining whether a practice has been established as a condition of employment the [Board] looks to the reasonable expectations of the employees Boston, 5 MLC affid 4 MLC 1796, 1797 (1979) (citing, City of Worcester, 1697 (1978); Town of North Andover, 1 MLC in the unit. 4 MLC City of 1317, 1320 (1977), 1103, 1106 (1974)). Here, there is no evidence in the record that shift differential payments are based on factors other than work hours.

City of Worcester, 21 MCSR 107 (election of remedy required under whistleblower statute). See, also Ung v. Lowell Police Dept, 22 MCSR 471(2009) and cases cited (discussing standards for dismissal of Commission appeals when Appellant elects to pursue arbitration under collective bargaining agreement) This case, however, does not present such a circumstance.

City of Newton, 29 MLC at 189190; City of Worcester, 16 MLC 1327, 1333, MUP-6810 (October 19, 1989). Here, the language of Article XXI, Section 8 of the Agreement states that the Town reserves the right to fill the positions of PRIM-TREATMENT, SEC-TREATMENT, and SEC-DISTRIBUTION from outside the bargaining unit.

Deputy Chief Glenn Johnson (Johnson) conducted an investigation on behalf of the Town and issued an investigation report dated December 20, 2019 (Towns Report).2 The Towns Report listed 16 individuals Johnson interviewed as part of the investigation, 2 Town Manager Julie Jacobson (Jacobson) also asked Dori Vecchio (Vecchio), Director of Human Resources for the City of Worcester, to assist in the investigation and to interview two female Town employees

City of Boston, 31 MLC 25, MUP-1758 (August 2, 2004) (citing City of Worcester, 438 Mass. at 182); see generally City of Boston v. Boston Police Patrolmens Association, 403 Mass. 680, 684 (1989). In the public education setting, school committees have the exclusive prerogative to determine certain matters of educational policy without bargaining. Lowell School Committee, 26 MLC 111, 113, MUP-1775 (January 28, 2000).

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BBO #552807 Mirick, OConnell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP 100 Front Street Worcester, MA 01608-1477 Phone: (508) 791-8500 Fax: (508) 791-8502 Dated: November 2, 2015 {Practice Areas/LABOR/14109/12059/A3076850.DOCX} 7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Kimberly A. Rozak, hereby certify that I have this day served a copy of the foregoing document, by e-mailing a copy to Renee J. Bushey, Esq. at la@fczlaw.com. Kimberly A. Rozak, Esq.

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Murray Supervisor of Records October 14, 2021 SPR21/2515 Lindsay Corcoran Worcester County District Attorneys Office Worcester County Courthouse 225 Main Street, G301 Worcester, MA 01608 Dear Ms. Corcoran: I have received the petition of Peter Jasper appealing the nonresponse of the Worcester County District Attorneys Office (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr.