The Commission affirmed the Town of Southbridge’s decision to suspend a police officer for five days based on her failure to follow policies and procedures when responding to a report of animal abuse and her misuse of an emergency personal day.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Fire Department to suspend a District Fire Chief for four tours of duty based on his off-duty misconduct, including violation of the Department’s social media policy.
The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision which overturned the City of New Bedford's decision to terminate the employment of a Deputy Fire Chief.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Clerk IV who was terminated from DCF as she never attained civil service permanency in any position, including Clerk IV, thus divesting the Commission of jurisdiction regarding this termination.
The Commission allowed the appeal of a fire alarm operator and overturned her one-tour suspension as the Boston Fire Department failed to prove that she made improper statements or engaged in insubordination.
The Commission dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the appeal of a Brockton student police officer as he was not a permanent, tenured civil service employee and the recission of his conditional offer of employment did not constitute a bypass as no candidate ranked below him was selected for appointment.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Holyoke Fire Commission to demote a suspend a Fire Captain based inappropriate conduct which he directed toward a probationary firefighter whom he was assigned to train and supervise.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Department of Correction to terminate a Correction Officer / Head Cook who failed to maintain professional boundaries with inmates and conspired with an inmate and his relative to bring synthetic cannabinoids into the facility.
The Appeals Court affirmed a Superior Court decision which held that the Commission was justified in re-opening an appeal based on compelling circumstances and affirming the decision of the State Police to terminate a State Trooper.
