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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, § 68 (2026)

Reports of appointment, promotion, demotion, leaves of absence, etc

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Section 68. Each appointing authority shall report in writing forthwith to the administrator of any appointment or employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, change in duties or pay, reinstatement, change in name, discharge, suspension, lay-off, abolition of position, absence for more than a month because of illness or injury, unauthorized absence, leave of absence because of military service, leave of absence for more than a month, termination of temporary employment, resignation, retirement, pension or death of any person within the official or labor service. Such report shall contain the record of service of such person and shall be in such form and detail as may be required by the administrator.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2015 · leading case: City of Somerville v. Somerville Mun. Employees Ass'n, 481 N.E.2d 1176 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985).
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City of Somerville v. Somerville Mun. Employees Ass'n, 481 N.E.2d 1176 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). “Based upon these reports, G. L. c. 31, § 71, requires the administrator to prepare rosters of all civil service positions, and of all persons who are legally employed in such positions, whether on a temporary or a permanent basis.”
City of Springfield v. Local Union No. 648, Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, 35 N.E.3d 751 (Mass. App. Ct. 2015). “The city’s second and related argument is that because the commission prohibited appointments without compliance with the civil service laws, the arbitrator’s award creates a conflict between the requirements of G. L. c. 31, §§ 68 and 71, and the requirements of the CBA.”
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