Examination of the necessity of a code of professional responsibility for labor arbitrators that would address competency, impartiality, expedition, and expense. Since many arbitrators are not members of the Academy…
Functus Officio under the Code of Professional Responsibility:The ethics of staying wrong
Michael H. Campbell, Erwin B. Ellman, Robert H. Nichols, Dennis R. Nolan
March 16, 1992 Proceedings Database
Article 6.D of the Code of Professional Responsibility – “Clarification or Interpretation of Awards” – states in paragraph 1: “No clarification or interpretation of an award is permissible without the…
The roles and duties of the arbitrator and the mediator are different in fundamental respects. The challenges of undertaking the two are presented, as is the recommendation that the parties…
Arbitrator Goldberg accepted appointment as an arbitrator of two police discharge cases, each of which had a voluminous history of acrimony and litigiousness by the grievants against their employer, and…
A discussion of the ethical responsibilities of arbitrators, including the duty to disclose any factor that a reasonable person might regard as material. Methods of disclosure are also discussed. Hypotheticals…
Recent developments in professional ethics: Implications for arbitrators and advocates.
David E. Feller, George R. Fleischli, Phyllis E. Florman, Walter J. Gershenfeld, Donald T. Weckstein
March 16, 1997 Proceedings Database
An examination of the ethics of arbitrators advertising their services, including employment arbitration and mediation; of furnishing training to solely one party; and of serving as an expert witness. Amendment…
The report of the Committee on whether, as a matter of NAA policy, the current ban on advertising, contained in the Code of Professional Responsibility for Arbitrators of Labor-Management Disputes,…
Professor Heinsz discusses the authority of arbitrators to reconsideration the earlier decisions of other arbitrators. His observations include the results of a questionnaire that he sent Academy members. Rolf Valtin…
Procedures to be followed by the Academy’s Committee on Professional Responsibility and Grievances for considering or undertaking disciplinary actions….
An exploration of the impact of the Gilmer decision on arbitration, and the relationship between the Federal Arbitration Act and the Steelworker Trilogy: “Gilmer has laid the foundation for a…