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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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