The annual report of the Academy’s Committee on Law and Legislation includes review of 450 Federal appellate level cases in 1975. Included are Supreme Court decisions; enforcement of the right…

The author describes factors for the “clogging” of the arbitration process and that threaten the “final and binding quality” of decisions. These factors include “passing the buck” to the arbitrator;…

A discussion of public employee rights. Due process standards in the public and private sectors are compared, and the “property interest” of public sector employees in their employment status and…

The author reviews the increasing entwining of arbitration and the law and warns Academy members against the conclusion of their “having made it” or being fully proficient, based solely on…

The author discusses the statutes enacted between 1963 and 1978 prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, and age, and the practical limits of arbitration under collective…

A discussion of “the duty of fair representation” arbitration proceedings, in terms of both the union and management responsibility. The author inquires into the arbitrator’s role when it becomes clear…

A survey of the pooled knowledge and experience of judges, advocates, and arbitrators; as to how decisions come into being and how they are shaped by the institutional framework within…