Civil Service Decisions

The commission affirmed the discharge of a Cedar Junction Correction Officer following an OUI arrest and two domestic violence incidents occurring in the same year. The Commission referred to the discipline of 70 DOC employees for domestic violence since 2003, with many being discharged after just one incident.

The Commission upheld the decision of the Northampton Housing Authority to eliminate the Appellant's position as part of a re-organization in which the Executive Director assumed the responsibilities of the Appellant.

The Commission dismissed the Appellant's police officer examination appeal as he failed to first file an appeal with HRD as required by the civil service law.

The Commission dismissed the Appellant’s promotional examination appeal as the civil service law expressly provides that HRD’s determination on the grading of multiple-choice questions is final and the Commission is not vested with jurisdiction to hear an appeal from such a determination.

The Commission dismissed the Appellant’s appeal from HRD's decision to credit only one of his two academic degrees in scoring the ECT&E component of the Boston Fire Lieutenant’s Promotional Examination, as the Appellant did not establish that he was aggrieved by the denial of credit for the second degree.

After review, the Commission ordered MassDOT to immediately resume processing reclassification requests which had been held in abeyance for years due to issues related with a classification study.

The Commission allowed the appeal of a New Bedford Fire Lieutenant in part, modifying the termination to a suspension as the City was unable to support all of the allegations of misconduct against him.

The Commission dismissed this reclassification appeal as the Appellant failed to first file an appeal with HRD.

The Superior Court referred this matter back to the Civil Service Commission for clarification in support of the Commission’s decision to reduce the City’s discipline from five days to three days. Aiello v. Massachusetts Civil Service Comm’n et al., No. 24-00248 (Suff. Sup. Ct., Feb. 20, 2025) This memorandum provid

On appeal, the Superior Court referred appeal back to Commission for further clarification regarding the degree to which the police officer's suspension should be modified downward.