The author poses questions about the direction of the Academy’s future, with special consideration to the process of securing a pool of candidates, training and developing the candidates, and selecting…
Discipline, discharge, external law and procedure -Roundtable discussion
Mei Liang Bickner, Richard I. Bloch, Bernard J. Casey, Harry T. Edwards, Cliff Palefsky, Bruce H. Simon
March 16, 1995 Proceedings Database
A roundtable discussion, based upon hypothetical examples, of off-duty misconduct as cause for discharge. Subjects addressed include representation of the employee by independent counsel – a plea of guilty vs….
In the Cotran decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that the appropriate inquiry in adjudicating a breach of contract claim was whether the employer’s conclusion of misconduct was reached honestly…
Truth or consequences: Arbitral rulings on discipline for alleged abuse in law enforcement, education, health care and customer service settings.
Ellen J. Alexander, Mei Liang Bickner, Willis J. Goldsmith, H. Victoria Hedian, Ira F. Jaffe, Kathleen Miller, Andrew Strongin
March 16, 2003 Proceedings Database
A panel discussion of three case studies of alleged abuse involving (1) a nursing home, (2) a police shooting, and (3) sexual assault on a student by a teacher.Following the…
A survey — of NAA members, management attorney advocates in the U.S. and Canada, and union attorney advocates — the purpose of which is to determine the factors that go…
Arbitrator Bickner offers practical suggestions to encourage grievance mediation, including, especially, in complex cases, for which the approach can be especially efficatious.
Keeping It Moving: Evidence and Procedure Rulings
Mei Liang Bickner, Joan G. Dolan, Daniel J. Nielsen, Alan A. Symonette, Andria S. Knapp
March 16, 2012 Proceedings Database
A fact-based and scenario based discussion of how evidentiary and procedural issues have been expeditiously addressed by arbitrators before, during and after the hearing.
Getting It Right and Getting It Done: Evidence and Procedure Rulings
Mei Liang Bickner, Luella E. Nelson, Louisa M. Davie, Thomas A.B. Jolliffe, Andree Y. McKissick
March 16, 2013 Proceedings Database
A panel discussion of practical considerations that arbitrators make when ruling on evidentiary or procedural matters.