Civil Service Decisions

The Superior Court affirmed a Commission decision adopting the findings of the Chief Administrative Magistrate of DALA finding that a Boston Police Officer's untruthfulness justified her termination from the Boston Police Department.

The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to uphold a decision by the Brockton Public Schools to terminate a custodian for making threatening comments to his colleagues.

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.

A majority of the Commission affirmed the decision of the Salem Fire Department to terminate the employment of a firefighter for conduct unbecoming a firefighter (i.e., taking cash from a union-operated vending machine without authorization) and then misrepresenting what occurred.

The Commission dismissed the termination appeal of a housing authority employee based on lack of jurisdiction as the employee had not been employed by the housing authority for at least five continuous years at the time of his termination.

The Commission allowed the appeal of a Leominster Police Officer and overturned his five-day suspension as the City of Leominster failed to prove that he violated the Leominster Police Department’s use of force policy.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the City of Brockton to terminate a police officer for (1) neglecting his duties by leaving the scene of an active motor vehicle accident without completing an OUI investigation; and (2) abusing his authority by initiating a reckless motor vehicle pursuit of a fellow officer.