Archive for April, 2007

Sandulli Grace Attorney Patrick Bryant to Speak on Boston Bar Association Panel

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 by Alan Shapiro

Sandulli Grace, PC Attorney Patrick Bryant has been invited to speak ona Boston Bar Association panel regarding recent developments in laborlaw. The panel is Tuesday, May 1, 2007 from 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. at theBBA offices, 16 Beacon Street. According to…

Mass Labor Commission Dismisses Four Cases Filed By Unions

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 by Patrick Bryant

The Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, which administers the public sector collective bargaining law for municipal and state employees, just released four decisions that dismiss union charges of unfair labor practices. For your consideration, we provide the following brief summary of…

Federal Court Orders Mass. Town (Again ) To Pay Police OT

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 by Patrick Bryant

In an ongoing battle between the Town of Agawam and its police officers regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts Judge Ponsor affirmed the Town’s liability. His decision in the case of O’Brien v. Agawam (O’Brien III)…

Mass High Court Bars Newspaper From Show Cause Hearing

Thursday, April 12th, 2007 by John Becker

A recent decision by Massachusetts’ highest court may help to protect the privacy of individuals falsely accused of crimes by other citizens. The case, Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company v. Clerk-Magistrate of the Lawrence Division of the District Court Department, SJC-09665 (“Eagle-Tribune”),…

Recent Decisions From The Massachusetts Labor Relations Commision

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 by Patrick Bryant

The Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, which administers the public sector collective bargaining law for municipal and state employees, just released a batch of decisions from February 15 and March 15, 2007. For your consideration, we provide the following brief summary…

What Happens When You Don’t Have A Union

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 by Alan Shapiro

Recently, as you can see in this news article, Circuit City decided to fire thousands of trained, competent employees and replace them with lower-paid people off the streets. Why? Because they legally can.

Here is an example of why workers need…