General Jurisdiction Decisions - 2016 to Present

Animal Rescue Organizations - Failure to Register - Summary Decision.

Compost; 100 foot setback

Selling dogs without a license; personal owner; livestock imported from out of state

Application for license; not suitable

Summary decision, hearsay, inappropriate comments, license reovocation

Revocation and refusal to renew, various grounds

Summary suspension, intimidating language, ethical violations, practice outside scope of license

Revocation, intimidating language, dual relationship

Conduct not willful, no evidence of harm

EMT license revocation-criminal offense

EMT license revocation-criminal offense, summary decision

EMT license revocation-violation of regulations, etc.

EMT license revocation-out of state discipline

EMT license revocation-criminal offense

EMT license revocation-criminal offense; failure to notify

EMT license revocation-false statements

EMT-failure to use good judgment; knowingly making an omission of material fact

EMT license revocation-criminal offense, summary decision

EMT license revocation-criminal offense

EMT license revocation-false statements

EMT license revocation-failure to exercise reasonable care, etc.

Registrable Abuse

Registrable Abuse, sexual contact with DDS client

No finding of abuse or abuse per se, credibility of witnesses

Order allowing Motion to Dismiss for lack of jursidiction

Registrable Abuse, abuse per se, infliction of physical pain

Serious physical injury, abuse per se, registry of abuse

No finding of abuse per se, no credible evidence of serious physical or emotional injury, hearsay

DPPC-no evidence to support abuse per se; registrable abuse

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, untimely appeal

Dismissal, failure to state a claim

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, untimely appeal

Dismissal, untimely appeal

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, lack of jurisdiction

Dismissal, late notice of appeal, no jurisdiction

Dismissal, failure to state a claim

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, untimely appeal

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, untimely appeal

Dismissal, late notice of appeal, no jurisdiction

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, mootness

Agency withdrew action

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, untimely appeal

Dismissal, failure to state a claim

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute, mootness

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, late notice of appeal, no jurisdiction

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to state a claim

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to state a claim

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, mootness

Dismissal, premature appeal

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Charter school, ineligible to purchase prior service, non-teaching employee

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, failure to prosecute

Dismissal, untimely appeal

Dismissal, failure to state a claim

Discretionary review; abuse of discretion; deference to agency decision

Emergency suspension, refusal to renew, noncompliance

Discretionary review process, prior allegations relating to child in care

Discretionary review process, household member not unsuitable, new evidence

Discretionary review process, household member not unsuitable, new evidence

Discretionary review; de novo review; regulatory factors

refusal to issue license, failure to follow regulations, exercise of poor judgment

Discretionary review process, unclear explanation of household member's unsuitability

Discretionary review process, prior allegations of abuse

Discretionary review, suitability, “good judgment”

No evidence of abuse or neglect by care providers

Discretionary review process, household member unsuitable, no new evidence

Dismissal-Failure to file pre-hearing submissions

Jurisdiction, Petitioner not "aggrieved" by agency decision, Motion to Dismiss

Dismissal-failure to comply with logistical orders; failure to prosecute

Absence of supporting documentation, fair and reasonable rates, administrative costs

Jurisdiction, failure to prosecute, allocation of costs

Jurisdiction, "indirect therapy costs," required supporting documentation

Jurisdiction, "indirect therapy costs," required supporting documentation

Absence of supporting documentation, fair and reasonable rates, administrative costs

Jurisdiction, failure to take action required by law, Determination of Need (DON)

Group 2 classification; "sergeant telecommunications/signal operator" only if municipal employees

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, "mentally ill or mentally defective"

Cannot change retirement option once retirement effective

Accidental disability retirement; no serious or willful misconduct; timely notice

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel, standard of causation, pre-assessment letter,

Regular compensation, weekly stipends, overtime

Notification of Board decision (via e-mail); untimely appeal; lack of jurisdiction

Ineligible to purchase contract service because it did not "immediately precede" membership.

Anti-spiking, bona fide change in position, market adjustment

"regularly employed", part-time, full-time

Accidental disability retirement, application not "filed" until Physician's Statement received

G.L. c. 32, sec. 11(2)(c); beneficiary; valid form

Creditable service, regular compensation, unpaid service

Prior non-membership service, employee, compensation from subsidiary account 03

Regular compensation, engineers' "dive pay"

Creditable service, teacher, out-of-state, insufficient documentation

G.L. c. 32, sec. 28N, 20/50 benefit, no service for twenty years

Excess earning, position from which the member was retired

Timely appeal, "regular compensation," included in contract, overpayment

Accidental disability retirement, PTSD, proximate cause

Untimely appeal; lack of jurisdiction

Killed-in-line-of-duty benefits, G.L. c. 32, Sec. 100

G.L. c. 32, sec. 3(5)-Reserve Police Officer purchase of prior creditable service

accidental disability retirement, in performance of duties, proximate cause

Regular compensation, lump sump payment, vacation time

Group 2 classification; less than half of working hours providing care or supervision

Error correction; precedents in force

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, licensed nurse (Shattuck Hospital)

Retirement - ADR - Aggravation of preexisting injuries to pint of disability (neurological and psychiatric/emotional).

Excess payment, G.L. c. 32 sec 91(b), repayment

Group 2 classification; municipal employee

G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(p); non-public school; out-of-state students; not engaged in "teaching pupils"

G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(p); non-public school; retirement benefits; tuition financed by Commonwealth

Insufficient documentation ; Board discretion; prior state service

G.L. c 32, sec 4(1)(h 1/2), prior creditable service as vocational teacher, failure to purchase within 180 days

Lost wages not offset, third-party recovery, employer fully reimbursed

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause, persuasive medical panel opinions

Error correction; precedents in force

G.L. c. 32 sec 94B, Cancer Law, more than five years from active service

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, DDS Residential Supervisor II

Anti-spiking, wage increase exempt, employer's "systemic wage adjustements"

Anti-spiking provision, salary amount not specific by law.

Standing; lack of jurisdiction; aggrieved party

No jurisdiction, failure to request action, failure to appeal prior decision

Teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," side letter of agreement

Accidental disability retirement, PTSD, no timely notice

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, human services coordinator

Regular compensation, commuting differential

Default, buyback vs. actuarial assumed rates

Survivor benefits, death caused by line-of-duty injuries

Animal Control Officer not entitled to Group 4 classification

Mootness; maximum age of retirement; reinstatement

Accidental disability, negative panel, legal standard

Part-time/Full-time service, part-time/full-time position, prorating

Retirement allowance, dual member, recent service for one unit

Accidental disability retirement, heart law presumption inoperative, pre-employment physical

Anti-spiking (G.L. c. 32 sec. 5(2)(f)), fixed hours, bona fide change in position

Group 4, Laboratory Supervisor III not enumerated position

Accidental disability retirement, incomplete application, ability to perform essential duties

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, paralegal (Suffolk county jail)

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause, persuasive medical panel opinions

G.L. c. 32, sec. 28N, 20/50 benefit, involvement with other law enforcement agencies

G.L. c. 32, sec. 11(2)(c), 12(2), & 12B; "justifiable cause"; substantial compliance; temporary allowance

Anti-spiking provision, non-consecutive periods of service.

Retirement Plus, failure to complete enrollment prior to deadline

Accidental disability, negative panel, legal standard

"Anti-spiking," consecutive years, pay equity adjustment

Buyback interest, actuarial interest rate, buyback within one year of reinstatement or re-entry

Regular compensation, determining retirement date, recurrent payments

accidental disability, mental disability, bona fide personnel actions

Anti-spiking (G.L. c. 32 sec. 5(2)(f)), bona fide change in position, salary not "specified" by law

Creditable service, call firefighter, less than $5,000 annually

Charter school, ineligible to purchase prior service, non-teaching employee

Eligibility to retire, purchase of prior service or volunteering does not create retroactive membership

Accidental disability retirement, remand for new medical panel, Heart Law presumption

Teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," "club advisors"

Anti-spiking provision, exception for salary amounts specific by law

Member of system, "regularly employed"

prior creditable service, veterans, “active duty for training”

Accidental disability retirement, incapable of performing essential duties

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel

Creditable service, call firefighter, less than $5,000 annually

Part-time/Full-time service, prorating, contract employee

Accidental disability retirement, incidents time-barred, not "constant" or "continued" hazard of job

G.L. c. 32, sec. 11(2)(c), beneficiary, valid form

Regular compensation, per diem compensation, substitute

Buyback interest, actuarial assumed rate, payment deadline, board's discretion

Charter school, ineligible to purchase prior service, employed by management company, not school

Buyback interest, prior successful appeal

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel, remand to consider other conditions

Accidental disability retirement, permanence, PTSD, remand for new panel

Group 2 classification; "fire and police signal operators" only if municipal employees

G.L. c 32, sec 4(1)(s); contract employee; substantially similar positions

Regular compensation, additional services

Ineligible to purchase contract service because it did not "immediately precede" membership.

Accidental disability retirement, respiratory conditions, did not meet burden of proof

Teacher's regular compensation, stipends, not included in CBA

Group 4, Deputy State Fire Marshall

Group 4, not-statutorily enumerated position, transfer of retirement system

Elected official, application 90 days after taking office, correcting error

G.L. c 32, sec 4(1)(h 1/2), prior creditable service as vocational teacher, three most recent years, service not "required" for licensure

Accidental disability retirement, prima facie case, “cancer presumption”, when first discovered.

Temporary or provisional work, ineligible to purchase because already retired

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause, incident within two years of application

Accidental disability retirement, missed deadline, no proof of disabling injury

Creditable service, call firefighter, less than $5,000 annually

Pro-rated benefits; active member

contract employee; third-party vendors; contractual rights and benefits

Creditable service, “buyback” interest accrues until “deposit”

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause, bona fide personnel action

Pro-rated, part-time service, less than 10 years creditable service

Anti-spiking provision, no equitable relief

G.L. c 32, sec 7(1) & 9, death benefits, not proximate cause for which retired

Teacher's regular compensation, leave of absence, not performing "service"

Buyback interest, failure to complete or begin buyback within deadline, actuarial interest rate

Summary decision, failure to timely enroll, continuing membership

Survivor benefits; effective as of date of retirement

Appeal rights, advisory opinions

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel, no exceptions

Accidental disability retirement, convene medical panel, prima facie evidence

Teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," stipend range, "set forth"

Veteran's Creditable Service, G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(h)

G.L. c. 32, sec 10(2)(c), religious beliefs, not violation of "law, regulation, or rule"

contract employee; third-party vendors; instrumentalities of the Commonwealth

Group 2 classification, primary diagnosis that "drives the patients' care", RN II, Tewksbury Hospital

Creditable service, prior work for private entity, not engaged in "teaching pupils"

G.L. c 32, sec 3(5); prior non-membership service

Teacher's regular compensation, hourly basis, not "salary"

Insufficient documentation of earnings; Board discretion; out-of-state service

Teacher, prior creditable service overseas

G.L. c. 32 sec 3(7)(d) & 5(2)(e); retirement benefits from two systems; superannuation and accidental disability

Petitioner did not file timely enrollment form

G.L. c 32, sec 4(1)(h 1/2), prior creditable service as vocational teacher, other prior service, "employee", paid by political subdivision

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties,DDS on-site nurse and area office nurse

Teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," "club advisors"

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, physician specialist, Worcester Recovery Center

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause, persuasive medical panel opinions

G.L. c 32, sec 4(1)(h 1/2), prior creditable service as vocational teacher, three most recent years, prior service as substitute teacher

Retirement credit, "partial" incapacity, out of work

Teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," "club advisors"

G.L. c. 32, sec. 11(2)(c); beneficiary; valid form; refund of contribution

Group 4, Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Counsel for the District Attorney

Accidental disability retirement, regular compensation, longevity payments

Group 2, regular and major duties, prison Commitment Manager

State police, enhanced benefit, retirement at age 55, Act 1991, c. 412 sec. 123

G.L. c 32, sec 9, death benefits, same condition

Group 2 classification; Clinical Social Worker (DMH); assessment and case management

Regular compensation, longevity payments

Accidental disability retirement, misconduct through failure to disclose pertinent medical facts.

Dismissal, accidental disability process

M.G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(p); Engaged in "teaching pupils"

G.L. c. 32, sec. 12(2)(d); beneficiary; Option C; death of member

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel

Accidental disability retirement, PTSD, proximate cause

Group 2, care for individuals involuntarily detained with substance abuse disorders

Teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," written in employment contract & effective date of retirement

Creditable service, inactive member when applied

Accidental disability, negative panel, accomodations

Excess payment (G.L. c. 32 sec 91A)

Excess earning, method of collection, withholding annuity

Jurisdiction, accidental disability retirement, event not within two years of application

Accidental disability retirement, PTSD, proximate cause, bona fide personnel action

Accidental disability retirement, heart law presumption, heart disease

Regular compensation, hourly compensation, stipends

Retirement-Anti-spiking (G.L. c. 32 sec. 5(2)(f))

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel, not plainly wrong

Accidental disability retirement, causation, aggravation

Veteran's Creditable Service, G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(h)

Veteran's Creditable Service, G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(h)

Beneficiary, change in option (d) beneficiary, domestic relations order

Accidental disability retirement, medical panel failure to address claim, remand

Untimely appeal; contract employee; third-party vendors; instrumentalities of the Commonwealth

Definition of “employee,” service, regularly and permanently employed in such service

G.L. c 32, sec 20(5)(c)(3), discretion to grant waiver, correction of errors interest rate

Group 2 classification; Physician Assistant (Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital)

Group 4, assistant superintendent in county sheriff's office

Accidental disability retirement, injury not during performance of duties

G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(p); Engaged in "teaching pupils"

Prior creditable service; call firefighter; local rules and board regulations

G.L. c. 32, sec. 11(2)(c); beneficiary; valid form

Group 2 classification, administrative secretary (Sheriff's Dept), interactions with inmates

Group 2 classification; DYS Program Director; custody of "wayward children"

Group 4, bona fide work in statutorily enumerated position.

Untimely appeal, teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," retroactive amendment to CBA

Erroneous exclusion from membership; purchase credit for prior service; "correction of errors" rate

Regular compensation, settlement agreement, ad hoc, knowledge of employment

Overpayments; Option B; remaining funds paid to beneficiary

Accidental disability retirement, injury not during performance of duties, no aggravation

Teacher’s regular compensation, “additional services”, “club advisor”

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause, persuasive medical panel opinions

Beneficiary, survivor benefits, failure to elect

Regular compensation, bonuses

G.L. c 32, sec 9, medical panel, death benefits, proximate cause

Voted into membership; not a "correctable error"

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause, pre-existing conditions

Accidental disability retirement, unclear medical panel opinions, remand for new panel

Retirement-Purchase credit for pre-membership service

Accidental disability retirement, convene medical panel, emotional distress

Anti-spiking provision, bona fide change in position, subsequent salary increase

Group 2 classification; DMH; assessment vs. direct care

Creditable service, work in department of defense “overseas dependent schools.”

Call firefighter ineligible to purchase prior service from another system (G.L. c. 32 § 3(5))

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, chief classification manager

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, physical therapist II (Shattuck Hospital)

G.L. c. 32, sec 15(1), (4) & (7); mootness, remand to hold proceedings

Regular compensation, "hazardous duty pay"

Creditable service, non-profit, not “government agency”

Creditable service, teacher, out-of-state, certification requirement

Accidental death benefits, injury not "in the performance of" employee's duties

Anti-spiking (G.L. c. 32 sec. 5(2)(f)), fixed hours, bona fide change in position

G.L. c 32, sec 3(3); late entry into membership; work "half-time"

Accidental disability retirement, injury as a result of workplace incident

Accidental disability retirement, convene medical panel, prima facie evidence

Retirement allowance, service performed after a conviction

Not eligible for waiver on earnings limitation, 2020 Act, limited to those "receiving a pension"

Accidental disability retirement, "entitled to retirement allowance," untimely application

Deceased member’s annuity disbursement, designated beneficiary, no undue influence

Jurisdiction, timely appeal, availability of Board’s decision

Beneficiary, domestic relations order, survivor benefits

Retirement status, Option C benefits, Option D benefits

Accidental disability retirement, injury not during performance of duties

Appealable decisions, system's refusal to accept liability

Proportional reimbursement among retirement systems, applicability of statute of limitations

Creditable service, period of backpay for wrongful termination

G.L. c 32, sec 4(1)(a); credit for service rendered, member appointed to a statutory position

Accidental disability retirement, aggravation, predominant cause of emotional/psychiatric injury

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, direct care to prisoners

Non-teaching employee of charter school ineligible for membership in retirement system.

G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(h1/2); 180-day deadline; calculating buyback interest

Retirement - Creditable Service - Prior "03" contract service.

Holiday pay before amendment to law not regular compensation.

G.L. c 32, sec 4(1)(s); contract employee; substantially similar positions

Regular compensation, backpay, resignation

Calculating retirement allowance, last day of work is "date of disabling hazard undergone"

Regular compensation, retroactive cost-of-living adjustments, employee

Option D benefits cannot be waived

Group 2 classification, ER Nurse, no direct care to statutory population

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause, not due to preexisting condition

M.G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(p); Engaged in "teaching pupils"

Contract service, break of more than 180 calendar days, ineligible to purchase

Regular compensation, increase in base salary, not in contemplation of retirement

Harbor Master not entitled to Group 4 classification

G.L. c. 32, sec 10(2)(c), termination allowance, violation of "law, regulation, or rule"

Anti-spiking (G.L. c. 32 sec. 5(2)(f)), bona fide change in position

Transition from full-time to part-time work was not a "resignation"

contract employee; third-party vendors; instrumentalities of the Commonwealth

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, case manager

Teacher, creditable service, prior part-time service

Creditable service, call firefighter, not appointed to permanent position in same system

Accidental disability retirement, post-concussion disorder, proximate cause,

Pro-rated, part-time service, "Kindergarten exception," speech pathologist

Superannuation, termination for moral turpitude

Error correction; no authority to hear constitutional claims

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel, omitted records, request for clarification, ambiguous panel certification, remand for new panel

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel

Creditable service, not engaged in "teaching pupils", not a "governmental unit"

Accidental disability retirement, PTSD, untimely disclosure, no hazard

Accidental disability retirement, reapplication, res judicata, remand, full, fair, and substantive consideration

Retirement-Anti-spiking (G.L. c. 32 sec. 5(2)(f))

Member of two retirement systems; two retirement options allowed

Regular compensation, salary supplement (in lieu of health insurance), not base salary or compensation

G.L. c 32, sec 10(3); effective date of retirement

No prior creditable service for part-time service

Veteran's allowance, "active duty for training" not "active service in the armed forces"

contract employee; third-party vendors; instrumentalities of the Commonwealth

Group 4, correctional officer

Accidental disability retirement, proximate cause not accident, preexisting condition

Accidental disability retirement, disability not on account of workplace accident

Accidental disability retirement, Post-concussion syndrome, unanimous medical panel

Group 2 classification; Boston Water and Sewer Commission; enabling act; "Same laws, rules and regulations"

Accidental disability retirement, pertinent facts not made available to the medical panel

Termination allowance, ineligibility

Prior creditable service, teacher, vendor/contract work

Teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," side letter of agreement

Group 2 classification, DYS, regular and major duties providing direct care

G.L. c 32, sec 4(2)(b), prior service reserve police officer, enhanced credit, five year cap

Group 2 classification; "dangerousness" not enough

Accidental disability retirement, PTSD, notice

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel, degenerative changes

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, Parole Board member

Creditable service, non-teacher work in charter schools

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel, not plainly wrong

contract employee; third-party vendors; instrumentalities of the Commonwealth; entitled to out of state retirement benefits

Accidental disability retirement, lung law, COVID-19

Retirement-Reserve Police Officer purchase of prior creditable service (G.L. c. 32, sec. 3(5)

Accidental disability retirement, heart law presumption, pre-employment physical

Summary decision, accidental death benefits, proximate cause

Correction of records, mistaken transfer, liability of Board irrelevant

Retirement-Anti-spiking (G.L. c. 32 sec. 5(2)(f))

Creditable service, out-of-state school, employer-funded retirement benefit

Accidental disability retirement, physician’s, PTSD

Regular allowance, calculations based on pay actually “received” by the member

Buyback interest, prior successful appeal

Group 2 classification, primary diagnosis that "drives the patients' care", RN II, Tewksbury Hospital

G.L. c. 32 sec. 5(2)(f); Anti-spiking; Equal Pay Act

Accidental disability retirement, injury during performance of duties

Killed-in-line-of-duty benefits, death due to cumulative effect of numerous incidents.

Jurisdiction, Petitioner not "aggrieved" by agency decision, Motion to Dismiss

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, case manager and infection preventionist (Shattuck Hospital)

Anti-spiking provision, salary amounts specific by law, bona fide change in position

Accidental death benefits, killed in line of duty benefits, killed at scene of emergency, Covid-19, in performance of duties

Re-entry into state service, instrumentality of the state

Group 2, regular and major duties, Assistant Court Services Coordinator

Creditable service, military service, group 2/4 reclassification

Creditable service, prior work for nonprofit organization, not Commonwealth or one of its subdivision

Appealable decisions, buyback vs actuarial interest rate

Appealable decisions, buyback vs actuarial interest rate

Anti-spiking provision, employee vested before the anti-spiking provision’s enactment.

Creditable service, nonpublic school, employer-funded retirement benefit

Regular compensation, longevity payments

Excess earning not miscalculated

G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(p); not engaged in "teaching pupils"

Creditable service, vendor of commonwealth, ultra vires regulation, retroactivity

G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(p); non-public school; not receiving retirement benefits under another plan

G.L. c 32, sec 4(2)(c), prior part-time pre-membership service, "appropriate rules and regulations"

Creditable service, employer-funded retirement benefit

Untimely appeal; lack of jurisdiction

Surviving spouse benefits, not living apart for "justifiable cause"

Group 4, Campus police officer

Part-time/Full-time service, prorating, applicable regulation

contract employee; third-party vendors; supervised and controlled

Group 2 classification, regular and major duties, Physician III

G.L. c. 32, sec 15(4), standing, no legal or factual basis for forfeiture

G.L. c. 32, sec. 4(1)(p); non-public school; engaged in "teaching pupils"

Accidental disability retirement, convene medical panel, prima facie evidence

Accidental disability retirement, application to system where "presently employed" not required

Regular compensation, accreditation stipends.

accidental disability retirement, serious or willful misconduct, lack of causation

G.L. c. 32, sec. 3(6)(e), return to state service, must work two consecutive years

Elected official, year-for-a-day rule, Legislative repeal

Teacher's regular compensation, "additional services," written in CBA

Accidental disability retirement, injury not specified in application

G.L. c 32, sec 3(8), statutes of limitations, partial refund

Reinstatement of Membership

Accidental disability retirement calculation; regular compensation; effective date of retirement

Accidental disability retirement, capable of performing essential duties

Group 2 classification; "fire and police signal operators" only if municipal employees

Accidental disability retirement, convene medical panel, PTSD

Correction of under-contributions, cannot charge interest on error

Pro-rated, part-time service, "kindergarten exception," speech pathologist

Accidental disability retirement, negative panel

Prior creditable service; call firefighter; local rules and board regulations

Teacher's regular compensation, base compensation, core duties, "additional services"

Anti-spiking provision, exception for salary amounts specific by law.

Accidental disability retirement, convene medical panel, amending physician's statement

Anti-spiking provision, exception for salary amounts specific by law

Accidental disability retirement, convene medical panel, prima facie evidence