Civil Service Decisions

The Commission denied the request of a former Boston police officer for the Commission to grant relief beyond what was already awarded in a decision issued on December 30, 2024.

The Commission, affirming the initial findings of the Boston Police Department that tweets sent by a Boston police officer after attending the so-called "stop the steal" rally on January 6, 2021 did not violate any BPD rules, concluded that no just cause existed for his termination.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Lawrence Police Department to rescind a conditional offer of employment to a police officer candidate after discovering that he failed to disclose a prior bypass by the Lowell Police Department.

The Commission denied the City's motion to dismiss, concluding that the Appellant was entitled to file a bypass appeal after the revoked his conditional offer of employment based on new information after he was enrolled in the Police Academy.

After review, the Commission declined to initiate an investigation regarding certain promotional appointments in the Haverhill Fire Department, finding insufficient evidence of a violation of the civil service law or rules.

The Commission denied the Appellant's bypass appeal for Correction Officer I as his prior misconduct provided DOC with a valid reason for bypassing the Appellant.

The Commission dismissed the Appellant's appeal contesting the City's decision to terminate him as a firefighter as he did not file an appeal with the Commission within the statutory timeframe required.

Ruling that the Appellant was not provided with sufficient due process protections prior to his removal from the payroll as part of a "duty status hearing" in 2018, the Court granted relief to the Appellant, including reinstatement and retroactive pay.

The Commission upheld the decision of the State Police to discipline the Appellant for misconduct related to failing to work 6 hours of claimed overtime, but modified the discipline based on different findings and disparate treatment.

The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to uphold DOC's decision to terminate him as a Correction Officer.