Legal Opinion
White v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 16, 1998PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
This case concerns G. L. c. 32, § 8, as amended in 1996, which establishes procedures for reinstatement of disabled civil service employees. It presents issues similar to those addressed today in O ’Neill v. City Manager of Cambridge, post 257 (1998). The question before us is whether G. L. c. 32, § 8 (2), mandates that the appointing authority reinstate a formerly disabled employee once the retirement board determines that the employee is capable of returning to work and an appropriate vacancy exists.
The plaintiff, Edward White, began service as a police officer with the Boston police…
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