Illegal termination settlements internet extra than $1M for previous Boston police officers

Brett Rowland | The Heart Sq.

August 11, 11:36 AM August 11, 11:36 AM

(The Center Square) – The two maximum paid Boston law enforcement officers in 2021 received legal settlements of far more than $1 million each individual, decades soon after they had been unlawfully terminated subsequent a controversial drug tests plan.

Previous officers Richard Beckers and Jacqueline M. McGowan were being compensated $1.26 million and $1.25 million, respectively. The Heart Square not long ago analyzed fork out for metropolis staff in Boston in 2021.

A extensive-working lawsuit around the termination of 10 Boston law enforcement officers involving 2001 and 2007 finished with settlements for Beckers and McGowan. The 10 officers have been fired after hair testing came again positive for cocaine use. The termination of four of all those 10 officers was later upheld.

The other six fought for again shell out and some sought reinstatement soon after a commission concluded the hair testing failed to satisfy the requirement for just cause termination, according to court information.

Of those six officers, four obtained back again pay out compensation payouts in 2017 and 2018, according to courtroom data.

A spokesman reported the Boston Law enforcement Department now makes use of urine examination for drug testing rather of hair testing, which was disputed in the lawsuit.