Assistant General Counsel Acting Records Access Officer Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Developmental Services 1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Eisner: I have received the petition of Attorney Erin G. Grown on behalf of the Department of Developmental Services (Department) requesting reconsideration of my March 7, 2023 determination pertaining to a request to the Department. G.

Assistant General Counsel Acting Records Access Officer Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Developmental Services 1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Eisner: I have received the petition of Attorney Mary-Ellen Manning appealing the response of the Department of Developmental Services (Department/DDS) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

.: SUP-21-8926 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS / EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Respondent ANSWER NOW COMES Respondent, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Developmental Services and hereby answers the Complaint issued on March 7, 2022 as follows: 1. Admit 2. Admit 3. Deny 4. Deny 5. Deny 6. Deny 7. Deny 8. Deny 1 9.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Department of Developmental Services in Wrentham, MA (the "Employer") is a public employer within the meaning of Section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 150E (the "Law"). The Department of Developmental Services is the Employer for collective bargaining purposes. 2.

The Union is the exclusive bargaining representative for a bargaining unit (Unit) of employees employed by the Commonwealth as Developmental Service Workers (DSWs) in the Metro Regional Services (MRS) of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). 4. On or about June 14, 2021, a Unit DSW testified on behalf of the Union during a DLR investigative conference. 5.

Murray Supervisor of Records May 2, 2019 SPR19/0676 James Bergeron Assistant General Counsel Department of Developmental Services 500 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Bergeron: I have received your request for reconsideration regarding a determination related to a petition to assess fees submitted by the Department of Developmental Services (Department) in regard to a request for public records. G.

Murray Supervisor of Records April 3, 2019 SPR19/0676 James Bergeron Assistant General Counsel Department of Developmental Services 500 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Bergeron: I have received your petition on behalf of the Department of Developmental Services (Department) requesting permission to charge for time spent segregating or redacting responsive records. G. L. c. 66, lO(d)(iv); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.06(4).

Assistant General Counsel Acting Records Access Officer Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Developmental Services 1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Eisner: I have received the petition of Attorney Mary-Ellen Manning appealing the response of the Department of Developmental Services (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

Assistant General Counsel Records Access Officer Department of Developmental Services 1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Fleming: I have received the petition of Peter Vickery, Esq., of Bobrowski & Vickery, LLC, appealing the response of the Department of Developmental Services (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

Assistant General Counsel Records Access Officer Department of Developmental Services 1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Eisner: I have received the petition of David S. Kassel requesting reconsideration of my June 4, 2024 determination pertaining to a request to the Department of Developmental Services (Department). On April 24, 2024, Mr.

Assistant General Counsel Records Access Officer Department of Developmental Services 1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Eisner: I have received the petition of David Kassel appealing the response of the Department of Developmental Services (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 24, 2024, Mr. Kassel requested the following: 1.

.: SUP-21-8755 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS / EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Respondent ANSWER NOW COMES Respondent, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Developmental Services and hereby answers the Complaint issued on December 2, 2022 as follows: 1. Admit 2. Deny 3. Admit 4. Deny 5. Deny 6. Deny 7. Deny 8. Deny 1 9.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATIONS In the Matter of COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS / SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE/ DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WRENTHAM Case No.: SUP-21-8755 Date Issued: December 2, 2022 and ALLIANCE OF AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL 93, LOCAL 646, AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 888 COMPLAINT OF PROHIBITED PRACTICE On July 30, 2021

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Department of Developmental Services in Wrentham, ("DDS / Employer") is a public employer within the meaning of Section 1 of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter L50E (the "Law"). DDS is the Employer for collective bargaining purposes. 2.

Assistant General Counsel Department of Developmental Services 100 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Brown: I have received the petition of Wayne Willis appealing the response of the Department of Developmental Services (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 28, 2021, Mr.

Assistant General Counsel Department of Developmental Services 100 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Brown: I have received the petition of Wayne Willis appealing the response of the Department of Developmental Services (Department/DDS) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 28, 2021, Mr.

Records Access Officer Department of Developmental Services 1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Eisner: I have received the petition of John Hilliard, of the Boston Globe, appealing the response of the Department of Developmental Services (Department/DDS) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 22, 2025, Mr.

SUP-14-4050 SUP-14-4051 ) ) and SUP-14-4049 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS) ) (DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL ) SERVICES) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Developmental Services (DDS or Department) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) (Union) desire to settle in an amicable manner all claims which have arisen regarding the facts and circumstances giving rise to the

Department of Developmental Services prevented the receipt of this correspondence between the Union and its members by destroying and failing to provide bargaining unit members with the mail which was marked with the title Local 402 members. The Union has mailed information to the residences from | the Fernald Campus in the past and prior to this event, that information was never destroyed and | was always provided to Union members.