A description of the initial application of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as enforced by the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service. ERISA was created…

A discussion as to the degree that external law must be considered, if at all, in the arbitral resolution of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. The author views…

The author advocates minimum requirements for coverage by and explicitness in health care plans, including that disputes arising under such plans be subject to arbitration.

A critical appraisal of the handling of representational issues under the NLRA and its negative impact on private sector union membership. The alternative of increased employment regulation is rejected and…

The authors discuss the origin, theory, and current application of the doctrine of arbitral immunity. They recommend an “aggressive defense” in response to suit or subpoena, and present possible responses…

Arbitrator Jaffe describes how he handles statutory claims: the differences between CBA grievances and disputes arising under federal statutes; the issues that frequently arise under the latter; and bases of…

An examination of the issues that arbitrators will face, arising from bankruptcies and the impact of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Management and union perspectives are offered on…

A common provision in standard form employment and consumer arbitration agreements restricts the claimant to bringing an individual action only. The case law governing the enforceability of class action waivers…

An examination of the causes of the widespread and severe underfunding of defined benefit pension plans, and of the limited options left for coping with it.