A judge has allowed a supervising social worker who was fired amid an investigation into the death of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy to have his job back until a court hearing on the employee’s firing is ...

BOSTON – A state social worker and the worker's supervisor have been fired as investigators try to determine what happened to a 5-year-old Fitchburg boy who hasn't been seen since September.

The support of supervising social workers is critical to foster carer retention, amid deepening shortages of capacity in the sector, research has shown. All but one of 114 UK fostering services ...