Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010
MBA section news
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining open forum; Juvenile & Child Welfare Section Council April open meeting; Municipal Tax and State Tax Practice Groups open meeting
Labor Relations and Collective
Bargaining open forum
MBTA v. Boston Carmen's
Union, Local 589 (June 2009)
Wednesday, April 14, noon-1:30 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
In MBTA v. Boston Carmen's
Union, Local 589 (June 2009), the Supreme Judicial
Court considered the validity of two arbitration awards holding
that unilateral employer action to redress alleged discriminatory
practices violated the provisions of the CBA. We will discuss the
significance and practical applications of the court's decision in
this case, including the court's determination that public policy
supports the granting of retroactive seniority and pay rate to
settle a pending MCAD claim, even where such action might otherwise
violate the CBA.
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Juvenile & Child Welfare
Section Council April open meeting
Featuring Chief Justice
Michael F. Edgerton
Wednesday, April 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The Juvenile & Child Welfare
Section Council will host an open meeting on Wednesday, April 14
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m at the MBA, 20 West St., Boston. The guest
speaker will be Chief Justice Michael F. Edgerton
of the Juvenile Court Department. This meeting is free. All section
members are invited to attend.
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Municipal Tax and State Tax
Practice Groups open meeting
Thursday, May 6, 5-6:30 pm
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The Taxation Law Section's Municipal Tax Practice Group and
State Tax Practice Group will host a joint open meeting on Tuesday,
May 6. The business meeting will begin at 5 p.m. and the guest
speaker at 5:30 p.m. will be Mark Defrancisco,
chief counsel to the Appellate Tax Board's legal department.
Defrancisco advises the board on legal, evidentiary and related
issues; reviews and advises the board on motions heard before the
board; and drafts, edits and approves the board's findings of fact
and reports. With experience in state and local taxation, in both
the public and private sector, Defrancisco has spoken frequently on
matters relating to Massachusetts taxation at conferences sponsored
by MCLE, Massachusetts Association of Assessing Offices, county
assessors associations, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the
MBA and Boston Bar Association's taxation committees. This meeting
is free.