The Commission reduced to a suspension the discipline of a firefighter terminated for coming to work under the influence of alcohol, based on evidence of disparate treatment and the failure of the Appointing Authority to consider the compelling evidence of the Appellant’s pre-termination rehabilitation.
The Civil Service Commission finds that the City of Springfield had just cause to discipline the Appellant where his conduct was violative of the Springfield Fire Department Rules and Regulations.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a probationary Lawrence firefighter who was terminated after failing to complete the Fire Academy as the Commission lacks jurisdiction to hear the appeal of civil service employees who have not completed their probationary period.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a probationary Holyoke firefighter who was terminated based on performance related reasons as the Commission lacks jurisdiction to hear the appeal of civil service employees who have not completed their probationary period.
The Commission upheld the discipline of a police officer for sending a rude and unprofessional email to the Police Chief, but modified the 5-day suspension to 3 days after finding that the charge of insubordination was not supported and the discipline was not consistent with progressive discipline.
The Commission dismissed the Appellant appeal of his suspension based on timeliness and his AWOL-related separation for which the Commission lacks jurisdiction.
sion dismissed the appeal of a State Trooper who was suspended for not complying with the COVID-19 vaccination requirement in place at the time as the Appellant effectively waived any right of appeal to the Commission by admitting to the misconduct at a Trial Board.
The Commission denied the Appellant’s appeal and affirmed the Town of Acton’s decision to suspend him as a police officer for 30 days for off-duty misconduct related to leaving the scene of an accident that caused property damage without notifying the police.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Boston Police Officer as the Commission lacks jurisdiction to hear AWOL-related appeals and his suspension appeal was untimely.
The Commission overturned the termination of a New Bedford deputy fire chief after finding that New Bedford failed to prove that he had misrepresented his physical abilities to avoid returning to duty or otherwise abused the fire department’s injury leave policy.
