City of Holyoke, 35 MLC 153, 156, MUP-04-4503 (Jan. 9, 2009). The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (Board) has consistently defined adverse action as an adverse personnel action. City of Holyoke, 35 MLC 153, 156, MUP-05-4503 (Jan. 9, 2009) (citing Town of Dracut, 25 MLC 131, 133, MUP-1397 (Feb. 17, 1999)).

City of Holyoke, G-2134 Cotter, et.al v. City of Boston, et al., United States District Court of Massachusetts, Civil Action Number 99-1101, (Young, CJ). 12 Appointing Authorities are expected to exercise sound discretion when choosing individuals from a certified list of eligible candidates on a civil service list.

City of Holyoke, 31 MCSR 24 (2018). Labeling a candidate as untruthful can be an inherently subjective determination that should be made only after a thorough, serious and uniform review that is mindful of the potentially career-ending consequences that such a conclusion has on candidates seeking a career in public safety. Dabene v. Boston Police Department, 31 MCSR 143 (2018). See Morley v.

City of Holyoke, 21 MCSR 94 (2008); Coughlin v. Plymouth Police Dept, 19 MCSR 434 (2006); Kallas v. Franklin School Dept, 11 MCSR 73 (1996). See also, Cotter v. Boston, 193 F.Supp.2d 323 (D.Mass.2002), revd in part on other grounds, 323 DF.3d 160 (1st Cir. 2003). As no candidates were appointed who were ranked below the 53rd tie group, the Appellant was not bypassed.

City of Holyoke, 35 MLC 153, 156 (2009). Once the Union establishes a prima facie case, if the Employer provides lawful reasons for the alleged discriminatory conduct, the Union must then prove that put for the protected activity, the employer would not have taken the adverse action. Trustees of Forbes Library, 384 Mass. 559, 565-566 (1981).

City of Holyoke 35 MLC 153 (Comm. 2009). While MWRA concedes that McCarthys grievance of November 5, 2012 was protected activity, it concerned the snow removal on October 29 and October 30, 2012. Accordingly it could not support a theory for retaliation with respect to overtime on October 29, and October 30, 2012.

City of Holyoke, 74 Mass. App. Ct. 1128 (2009). Analysis The Commission does not have jurisdiction to hear Mr. Santos-Agostos appeal. Mr. SantosAgosto was not a tenured employee because he began his employment with the City on April 11, 2016 and was terminated on October 7, 2016. This was within the six-month probationary period. In order for the Commission to hear an appeal under G.

City of Holyoke, 74 Mass. App. Ct. 1128 (2009). Analysis The Commission does not have jurisdiction to hear Mr. Van Coppenolles appeal. Mr. Van Coppenolle was not a tenured employee because he began his employment with the City on October 27, 2014 and was terminated on April 3, 2015. This was within the six-month probationary period. In order for the Commission to hear an appeal under G.

City of Holyoke, 74 Mass.App.Ct. 1128 (2009). For this reason, Mr. Escobars appeal under Docket No. D1-16-189 is hereby dismissed. 2 Civil Service Commission /s/ Christopher Bowman Christopher C. Bowman Chairman By a vote of the Civil Service Commission (Bowman, Chairman; Camuso, Ittleman, Stein and Tivnan, Commissioners) on February 2, 2017.

HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL NAME: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield DEPARTMENT: ER IF NURSING HOME, NURSING HOME NAME: IF ANY OTHER FACILITY, SPECIFY: OFFICER ON SCENE: BIRTH DATE: 12/02/1985 SCENE CONTACT NUMBER(S): Demographic Information AGE: 34 GESTATIONAL WEEKS (BABY): SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 031-68-6126 SEX: Female RACE: White MARITAL STATUS: Single, never married APPROXIMATE WEIGHT (lb): 125 APPROXIMATE WEIGHT(g): DECEDENT ADDRESS: 215 Suffolk Street Holyoke

Name of Employer City of Holyoke 5. 4. Telephone Number Alex B Morse 413-322-5510 Address (street and No., city/town, state, and ZIP code) 536 Dwight Street, Holyoke, re 3. Representative to contact MA 6. Fax Number 413-322-5515 01002 Unit involved (attached additional sheets if necessary) 8a.