Archive for December, 2007

SJC Hands Rare Victory to Unions: Public Employers Do Not Have Managerial Right to Set Most Hours Of Work; Sandulli Grace Filed Arguments In Support of Winning Union

Friday, December 7th, 2007 by Patrick Bryant

In a brief opinion, the Supreme Judicial Court upheld the right of the joint labor management committee (JLMC), the state agency that resolves bargaining disputes involving police or fire unions, to issue an award including a type of shift, such…

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Equality Agency Opens Office In Worcester

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 by Patrick Bryant

The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination is re-opening its Central Massachusetts office in January 2008. MCAD, the state agency that enforces state law prohibiting many forms of discrimination in employment, housing, lending, education, and public places, returns to Worcester City Hall,…

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Appeals Court Dismisses OT Claim By County Lab Director

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 by Patrick Bryant

The State Appeals Court ruled that a county laboratory director is exempt from the protections of state wage and hour law embodied in General Laws chapters 149 and 151. Like its federal counterpart (the Federal Labor Standards Act), the state…

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