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The law office of Brian E Simoneau
The Law Office of Brian E. Simoneau is a specialized labor and employment firm, dedicated solely to representing public safety agencies and employees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Unlike other “general practice” firms, the Law Office of Brian E. Simoneau focuses exclusively on Massachusetts public safety labor and employment litigation.
Massachusetts Civil Service
In 1884, the Massachusetts Legislature enacted the Commonwealth's civil service law; Massachusetts was the second state to pass such a statute. The fundamental purpose of the civil service system is "to guard against political considerations, favoritism, and bias in governmental employment decisions; when there are, in connection with personnel decisions, overtones of political control or objectives unrelated to merit standards or neutrally applied public policy." Cambridge v. Civil Serv. Commn., 43 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 304 (1997).
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The Law Office of Brian E. Simoneau is a specialized labor and employment firm, dedicated solely to representing public safety agencies and employees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Unlike other “general practice” firms, the Law Office of Brian E. Simoneau focuses exclusively on Massachusetts public safety labor and employment litigation.
Services
Although the Law Office of Brian E. Simoneau primarily represents law enforcement agencies, police officers, firefighters, and other public employees engaged in law enforcement and fire prevention, we also represent select private sector police employees such as Massachusetts campus police officers.
Public Employee Retirement
In reality there is not a single public retirement system. Massachusetts has over one hundred individual systems. Each system is its own mini fiefdom with considerable responsibilities and powers. A five-member board comprised of appointed and elected members runs each system. These board members are fiduciaries of the system and are responsible for making determinations on member’s eligibility for benefits.
About Attorney Simoneau
Attorney Simoneau has years of both police and legal experience.
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