An examination of court decisions (post-Misco ) in which arbitration decisions have been vacated on grounds other than “public policy.” Such grounds include contractual limits on the arbitrator’s authority, the…
Professor Feller observes that courts, enforcing the arbitration provisions of both commercial and labor agreements, will rarely set aside a commercial award. However, courts will set aside labor arbitration awards…
An examination of the roles of arbitrators and the courts in interpreting and enforcing labor agreements. Bases on which courts have refused to enforce arbitrators’ decisions are examined, and advice…
The author presents the current thinking of arbitrators (52 respondents) on the conundrum of what to do when a CBA provision irreconcilably conflicts with external law. The alternatives are to…
Professor Vetter notes the conclusions of Judges Harry Edwards and Frank Easterbrook that, post-Misco, public policy should be equated with illegality, but expresses reservations about that conclusion and its usefulness….
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