Legal Opinion
City of Boston v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 16, 2009PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The city of Boston (city) appeals from a decision of the Labor Relations Commission (commission)2 that held that the city had committed unfair labor practices in its dealings with the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (union), the exclusive bargaining representative for the city’s uniformed police employees.3 Specifically, the commission concluded that the city’s unilateral decision to adopt the partial public safety exemption under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. (2000) (Act), for the purpose of computing future overtime compensation owed to city police…
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