The Commission allowed the request of the Malden Police Department to revive the revoked eligible list for Police Lieutenant after concluding that doing so is consistent with the effective maintenance of the merit system.
Relying on prior Commission decisions , a majority of the Commission denied the Appellants' request to overrule HRD's decision to limit participation in re-administered police promotional examinations to those who sat for the initial examinations in 2022.
The Commission allowed the Appellant's appeal, concluding that he was aggrieved by an HRD decision not to restore him to an eligible list for promotion upon his reinstatement.
The Commission allowed the Appellant's appeal, concluding that he was aggrieved by an HRD decision not to restore him to an eligible list for promotion upon his reinstatement.
The Commission allowed the request of the Waltham Police Department to revive the revoked eligible list for Police Sergeant after concluding that doing so is consistent with the effective maintenance of the merit system.
The Commission dismissed an equity appeal seeking to enlist the Commission as the reviewer of the contents of a now-retired former municipal fire service officer’s personnel file, notwithstanding other avenues for resolving any disputes over potential mischaracterizations reflected in the retiree’s employment records
The Commission dismissed the Appellant’s non-bypass equity appeal as his request for a retroactive civil service seniority date was premature since the state’s Human Resources Division had not issued a determination at the time the Appellant filed an appeal with the Commission. Further, after HRD did subsequently issue
Based on the unique circumstances involved in this appeal, the Commission granted limited relief to two firefighters who were harmed through no fault of their own after two temporary fire lieutenant promotions were temporarily rescinded in order to correct a prior admin. error.
