2007 - Local 2071, International Association of Firefighters vs. Town Of Bellingham & Others.

In 2007 Attorney Barrault led the charge of securing a seminal decision at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, later reaffirmed in appellate court. This decision established that the 24-hour work shift for firefighters is a mandatory subject of bargaining and that the Massachusetts Joint Labor Management Committee has broad authority to set labor conditions when parties cannot reach an agreement, even if a municipality opposes it.