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Sandulli Grace and MassCOP win confirmation of arbitration award reinstating officer fired for running out of leave, and holding that FMLA benefits are a floor of rights which can be improved in negotiations

Monday, July 26th, 2010 by Leigh Panettiere

Officer Tyrone Patruno was injured off the job, and then fired when he ran out of his paid time off and his unpaid FMLA leave.  The Barre Patrol Officers’ Union, MCOP Local 340, AFL-CIO, was represented by Attorney Leigh Panettiere…

Sandulli Grace Attorney Leigh Panettiere named Co-Chair of Boston Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Leigh Panettiere

Leigh Panettiere, who has been a partner at Sandulli Grace, P.C. for six years, has been named Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section for the 2009 – 2011 term.  Ms. Panettiere is excited to play a…

Police Officers In Massachusetts Have The Right To Wear A Union Pin

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 by Leigh Panettiere

In January 2000, the Chief of Police in the Town of Oxford ordered all police officers to remove their MCOP Union Pins. The Oxford Police Association, MCOP Local 173, filed a prohibited practice charge at the Labor Relations Commission, arguing…

New Appointment to Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 by Leigh Panettiere

The Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission appointed a new Chairman effective Monday, August 27, 2007.  Michael A. Byrnes, who worked for the past six years as a business agent for the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, Local 3, SEIU, AFL-CIO,…

Cops Under Attack: Who Protects The Police?

Monday, April 10th, 2006 by Leigh Panettiere

On April 3, 2006, Sandulli Grace, P.C. and the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, AFL-CIO, presented their fourth educational seminar forpolice officers in Massachusetts. It was entitled, "Cops Under Attack: Who Protects The Police?" This seminar, which took place at the…