A majority of the Commission denied the appeal of a firefighter seeking to overturn his termination, concluding that the Worcester Fire Department had just cause to terminate him for insubordination related to his unwillingness to adhere to a rehabilitation agreement to return to work.
The Commission dismissed the appeal, to contest non-selection for provisional promotion to captain, of a North Attleborough Fire Lieutenant given that there were no indications of an unfair selection process or nepotism.
The Commission dismissed the appeal from a female candidate for original appointment as a correctional officer where she had twice failed the running test.
Non-bypass equity appeal dismissed. The Town's decision to rescind a conditional offer of promotion in order to promote the top ranked candidate did not make the Appellant an aggrieved person.