The authors surveyed arbitration advocates and arbitrators as to how they would rule on hypothetical facts, in order to test their nonpartisanship against a counter-concern… Read More »Invited Paper: Revisiting the Elements
President Golick states that arbitrators bring their world views, duty of neutrality and adherence to Supreme Court philosophies when writing evidence-based decisions.
A light-hearted review of the progress of women in the arbitration profession, and a word of cuation about the Academy’s upcoming vote on a change… Read More »Presidential Address from Barbara Zausner
We all prefer people most like ourselves. A labor arbitrator, acting alone, should be cognizant of potential biases arising from his/her background, life experiences and… Read More »Avoiding use of stereotypes in labor and employment arbitration: Sexual harassment’s peculiar posture in labor arbitration
President Sherman describes his early years and offers observations about the nature of arbitrators.
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… Read More »New voices in the Academy: The Academy’s future: By design or by default?
The article presents the results of a study of the persons who serve as labor arbitrators in North America: who they are demographically, their caseloads,… Read More »The arbitration profession. 1. The demographic and professional characteristics of arbitrators in North America
A review of ethical standards and practices from 1947 to 1985. While personal traits of character, integrity, objectivity and honesty were viewed as not having… Read More »Appendix D. Ethics then and now: A comparison of ethical practices
A report, from the Committee on the Development of Arbitrators, of the Academy’s efforts to identify, encourage and train new arbitrators.
A report on arbitrator development, internship programs and arbitrator training programs across the country.