Can an employee’s statutory rights be made the subject of a collectively bargained arbitration agreement? Relevant case law is examined. The author concludes that (except in the Fourth Circuit) when…
The authors posit that arbitrators must not apply external law unless the parties have granted them the authority to do so, and that advocates should be circumspect in investing the…
The state of external law’s effect on the arbitration process. 3. A commentary on the external law papers; 4. Panel discussion.
Theodore J. St. Antoine, Marilyn Teitelbaum, Robert M. Vercruysse
March 16, 2004 Proceedings Database
Attorney Teitelbaum notes the infrequency with which statutory claims arise, and that CBAs often furnish the means for redress of matters also addressed by statute. The potential conflicts between seniority…
Mandatory arbitration – the employee’s agreement to arbitrate, rather than litigate, all disputes (including staturory disputes) with his/her employer, has been the subject of empirical studies that have found that…
In New York, the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc. and SEIU Local 32BJ have adopted a “Protocol and Agreement” for handling discrimination claims that affords the employee and…
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