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IBPO Challenges Massachusetts' Proposal for Civil Service Exam Score Banding
The Massachusetts Human Resources Division held a hearing recently on proposed changes to Personnel Administrator rules. The hearing room was packed, largely with fire and police representatives concerned about the proposals for score banding on civil service examinations. Deputy General Counsel Jean Zeiler attended the hearing on behalf of IBPO. "Without any public notice, HRD tried to introduce score-banding for police civil service examinations taken in October 2008, which would take us right back to the days of rampant nepotism," said Zeiler. "With an expanded number of individuals in a band, the risk of playing favorites is magnified."
The IBPO joined in a lawsuit against the banding and a Superior Court Judge granted an injunction stopping HRD from banding scores rather than straight ranking by whole number. More >>
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