The Commission dismissed the Appellant’s promotional examination appeal as the civil service law expressly provides that HRD’s determination on the grading of multiple-choice questions is final and the Commission is not vested with jurisdiction to hear an appeal from such a determination.
The Commission dismissed the Appellant’s appeal from HRD's decision to credit only one of his two academic degrees in scoring the ECT&E component of the Boston Fire Lieutenant’s Promotional Examination, as the Appellant did not establish that he was aggrieved by the denial of credit for the second degree.
After review, the Commission ordered MassDOT to immediately resume processing reclassification requests which had been held in abeyance for years due to issues related with a classification study.
The Commission allowed the appeal of a New Bedford Fire Lieutenant in part, modifying the termination to a suspension as the City was unable to support all of the allegations of misconduct against him.
The Commission upheld the discipline of a police officer for sending a rude and unprofessional email to the Police Chief, but modified the 5-day suspension to 3 days after finding that the charge of insubordination was not supported and the discipline was not consistent with progressive discipline.
The Superior Court upheld the Commission's decision, affirming DOC's decision to suspend the Appellant for 20 days for yelling obscenities at a co-worker.
The Commission affirmed DOC's decision to discipline the Appellant for failing to file a report in a timely manner, but reduced the suspension to 1 day for reasons stated in the decision.
The Commission allowed the Appellant's discipline appeal and overturned his 1-day suspension, concluding that refusing to participate in a disciplinary proceeding without union representation was not insubordination.
