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MBTA liable under negligent hiring theory
In Matthew Theisz v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (2025) , the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court addressed whether the...

Daniel O'Connor
Mar 271 min read
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Chaloff v. Westwood - Appeals Court enforces parental leave law
In Pauline Chaloff v. Westwood Public Schools , the Appeals Court addressed whether a teacher’s protected parental leave affects...

Daniel O'Connor
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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Irregular pay at an overtime rate is not Regular Compensation
In O'Malley v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board , Docket # 23-P-1147 (2024) the court addressed the issue of whether traffic duty...

Daniel O'Connor
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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Contingent retention bonuses are not wages under the law
In Nunez v. Syncsort , Docket #: 23-ADCV-63NO (Appellate Div. 2024) the plaintiff sued Syncsort Incorporated (“Company”) for failing to...

Daniel O'Connor
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Benefits do not accrue while on PFMLA leave
Bodge et al v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts SJC Docket 13567 (2024) involved a dispute between several Massachusetts State Police...

Daniel O'Connor
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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Side agreements are not sufficient to modify an employee’s regular compensation for retirement
The public employee pension law defines “regular compensation” as the wages earned by an employee for services performed in the course of...

Daniel O'Connor
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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Anti-spiking provision does not apply where there is a gap in the "consecutive years"
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 32, Section 5(2)(a) governs in situations where the salary of a public employee increases by more...

Daniel O'Connor
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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Unrelated conditions do not overcome heart law presumption
In Shailor v. Bristol County Retirement Board, Richard Shailor, a police officer, applied for accidental disability retirement benefits...

Daniel O'Connor
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Group 4 classification determined by title
Lennon v. State Retirement Board involved an issue of Group Classification. Lennon served as an assistant superintendent in a county...

Daniel O'Connor
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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Post-retirement income limits under Section 91
Barranco vs. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, et al , (Docket No. 23-P-217) (Aug. 29, 2024) involves the issue of post-retirement...

Daniel O'Connor
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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Sharkey wins case at NLRB as reported by Law360
NLRB Official Says Union Tiebreaker Vote Must Be Counted By Tim Ryan Law360 (November 19, 2020, 4:23 PM EST) -- A worker whose vote will...

Daniel O'Connor
Nov 20, 20203 min read
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