Appeals Court Permits Public Employers To Terminate At-Will Public Employees For Exercising Right To Health Insurance; Decision Reinforces Benefits Of Union Membership
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 by Patrick BryantIn Parker v. Town of North Brookfield, No. 06-P-167 (February 15, 2007), the Massachusetts Court of Appeals upheld a public employer’s termination of an at-will employee who exercised her statutory right to health care benefits. The town terminated the employee…