Considering the Commission’s previous decision that altered the Department of Correction’s discipline of the Appellant, the Commission decided to refrain from elaborating how the relief it granted correlated to subsidiary matters addressed only in the relevant collective bargaining agreement.
The Commission held that the DOC’s discipline of a Correction Officer stood in contrast to other cases of employees abusing leave time. In particular, the DOC had been more lenient with an employee who used sick leave to go to a golf tournament. The Commission modified the Appellant’s discharge to a 15-day suspension.
The Commission allowed the appeal of a Trooper and overturned his termination as the State Police was unable to show that the Trooper engaged in the alleged unlawful conduct of sexual harassment and indecent assault and battery while attending an off-duty social event.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Salem Police Department to bypass an applicant for appointment as a reserve police officer based upon unique circumstances related to a past restraining order.
The Commission overturned the 30-day suspension of a Rockland Fire Lieutenant. The Commission concluded that the Fire Lieutenant was a victim of cronyism and nepotism, and the town’s Fire Chief fabricated charges in retaliation for the Appellant pursuing an investigation into the residency of a Rockland Fire Captain.
