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07/26/2010
Sandulli Grace and MassCOP win confirmation of arbitration award reinstating officer fired for running out of leave, and holding that FMLA benefits are a floor of rights which can be improved in negotiations
07/26/2010
Mashpee Quinn Bill Case Update: Judge Denies Town’s Attempt To Muddy Case – Plaintiffs Will File For Summary Judgment In Their Favor
07/26/2010
Bppa Members Paid $2.23 Million In Damages For City’s Unilateral Implementation Of Flsa Pay Period Sandulli Grace Successfully Argues Case At Mass Supreme Judicial Court
07/23/2010
MCOP to support Teamsters’ boycott of Dunkin Donuts
06/01/2010
Sandulli Grace Attorney Alan Shapiro To Speak At American Arbitration Association Conference
05/30/2010
Sandulli Grace Partner Amy Davidson Appears On WGBH To Challenge Legislation To Let Municipalities Unilaterally Change Their Employee’s Health Benefits
04/27/2010
37th Annual Workshop for Public Sector Labor Relations Specialists
Legislation
  • Drafted legislation for police officers’ tenure in non-civil service towns. Guided and supported the legislation to its ultimate adoption as M.G.L. c.41, sec. 133.

  • Drafted Senate Bill 1894, which provides that the terms of collective bargaining agreements prevail over contrary rules and regulations of police commissioners and/or public safety commissioners. Guided and supported the legislation through an override vote to its ultimate adoption as Chapter 9 of the Acts of 1998.
Cases
  • Oxford Police Association, Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local 173 and Town of Oxford. Labor Relations Commission, 2005. In a decision binding on all police departments, Commission held that police officers have the right to wear a union pin.
  • O'Hara v. Menino, USDC 2004. Won suit on behalf of over 800 Boston Police Officers based on City of Boston's willful violation of overtime provisions of Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. In April 2004, the Federal Court awarded payment of over $600,000 to the officers.

  • City of Boston v. Labor Relations Commission. Mass. Appeals Court. 2003. Court upheld decision of the Labor Relations Commission forcing city to bargain with police union over transfer of bargaining unit work.

  • Massachusetts Coalition of Police and Town of Brookfield. Labor Relations Commission. 2002. Commission ordered reinstatement and full backpay to three police officers terminated for union organizing.

  • Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association and City of Boston. Arbitration. 2001. Arbitrator ruled that City of Boston violated overtime provision in contract by assigning tactical riot control, usually given to bargaining unit members only, to non-bargaining unit members.

  • Town of Westborough and Westborough Professional Firefighter Association. Labor Relations Commission. 1997. The Commission held that the Town of Westborough unlawfully implemented changes in health insurance premium contributions and ordered restoration of status quo.

  • Vanderbilt v. Town of Chilmark. U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. 1997. The Court ruled that a plaintiff in a discrimination suit does not waive the psychotherapist-patient privilege by seeking damages for emotional distress. Therefore, the employer was not entitled to discovery regarding plaintiff’s psychotherapy.

  • Wetherell v. Town of Rehoboth. Mass. Superior Court. 1989. Jury verdict reinstating police officer with back pay, emotional damages and attorney fees for violation of handicap discrimination law.
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