The Commission dismissed the appeal of a UMASS Amherst employee seeking reclassification to the position of Technical Specialist II (TS II) wherethe undisputed facts show that he does not perform the level distinguishing duties of a TS II, and the request is more closely related to a change in pay grade.
Original bypass appeal denied. The Commission found that the Department of Correction was justified in bypassing the Appellant based on a past arrest for illegal marijuana possession, given the necessity of a zero-tolerance policy regarding illegal drugs in any DOC facility.
