Archive for January, 2008

Employer That Hires Undocumented Aliens Cannot Refuse To Bargain With Their Union

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 by Patrick Bryant

The influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that an employer cannot refuse to bargain with a union that represents illegal immigrants that the employer hired. In Agri Processesor Co. Inc., v. National Labor Relations…

Sandulli Grace Attorneys Continue To Lead In Educational Efforts

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 by Bryan Decker

The staff at Sandulli Grace continues to uphold its longstanding commitment to legal education with its attorneys actively involved in educating clients, other lawyers and the public.

In March, Ken Grace will start his 26th year as an instructor at the…

Governor Patrick Appoints Sandulli Grace Partner Amy Laura Davidson to Division of Labor Relations Advisory Council

Monday, January 28th, 2008 by Amy Laura Davidson

Amy Davidson has been appointed to the Division of Labor Relations Advisory Council. The Division of Labor Relations is the newly-formed consolidated  agency with jurisdiction over unfair labor practice cases, arbitrations and the Joint Labor Management Committee.

The Advisory Council is…

Good God! MBTA Unlawfully Discriminates Against Religious Applicant

Friday, January 11th, 2008 by Patrick Bryant

In Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, http://socialaw.org/slip.htm?cid=17757&sid=120, SJC-09893 (Jan. 8, 2008), the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the transit agency violated state anti-discrimination law when it refused to hire a Seventh-Day Adventist for his inability to work…

SJC Rules Non-Applicant Is Non-Victim Of Discrimination

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 by Patrick Bryant

In Nguyen v. William Joiner Center For The Study Of War And Social Consequences, SJC-09848 (December 21, 2007) [http://socialaw.org/slip.htm?cid=17718&sid=120], the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court dismissed a claim that the University of Massachusetts illegally refused to appoint a person to a…