• Civil Service Commission

    The Civil Service Commission is a quasi-judicial agency whose mission is to hear and decide appeals of public employees under the protection of civil service laws by ensuring that employment decisions are based on the relative ability, knowledge and skills of the public employee, and to ensure that all individuals receive fair and impartial treatment.

  • Division of Administrative Law Appeals

    DALA is an independent agency established by the legislature to provide a neutral forum for holding adjudicatory hearings in any case in which a party has a right to such a hearing before an administrative agency may make a final decision or take a final action. Cases come to DALA in two ways: (1) by legislation mandating that certain types of cases be heard at DALA; and (2) upon request of an agency, subject to the approval of the DALA Chief Administrative Magistrate and the Secretary of Administration and Finance. DALA assists the parties in limiting and consolidating issues so as to streamline the proceedings at DALA; provides for fair, impartial and timely decisions; seeks to limit appeals to the Superior Court; and expedites the proceedings in those cases that are appealed.

  • Appellate Tax Board

    The Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board is a quasi-judicial state agency designed to conduct hearings and render decisions on appeals of all types of state and local taxes, including property tax (both real estate and personal property), corporate excise, individual income tax, sales and use tax, and automobile and other excises. The Appellate Tax Board is committed to maintaining an appeal process which is fair, understandable and accessible to all litigants, including pro se taxpayers, and which resolves tax appeals in an expeditious fashion.