Massachusetts State Police Commissioned Officers Ass'n v. Commonwealth

The plaintiffs commenced an action in the *220Superior Court, claiming that the defendants wrongfully subjected them to a mandatory furlough plan that was ordered by the Governor. A Superior Court judge allowed the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint. The plaintiffs appealed, and we transferred the case here on our own motion. Because we conclude that the plaintiffs failed to offer a valid statutory basis to challenge the implementation of the furlough plan, we affirm.

Facts and background. The essential facts are not in dispute. On October 15, 2009, the Governor, acting on his authority…