Attorney Hautzinger sees a new era in employee involvement in operational decisions that runs counter to the National Labor Relations Act. He sees no “social contract” because he sees no…

An examination of the arbitrator’s role in applying public statutes to determinations of just cause when those statutes have been incorporated by reference into the CBA….

The survey of Academy members reveals the small but increasing number of cases they take dealing with the employment arbitration of statutory disputes. The survey addresses associated due process concerns;…

The author explains management’s preference for arbitration rather than litigation (especially jury trials) of employment disputes….

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…

The article examines 78 arbitration decisions that weigh the employer’s right to discipline for absenteeism against the employee’s family care-giving responsibilities. It places such absences in demographic context; examines when…

Arbitrator Knowlton posits that fairness requires the evolution of the concept of just cause to take into account the contemporary circumstances of workers, who increasingly lack a familial safety net.

A critique of WORK/FAMILY CONFLICT, a paper by Professor Joan Williams that exams the changing demographics of working families and, specifically, the arbitration decisions pertaining to conflicting work-family obligations. Professor…

The predominance of single-parent and dual-worker households has greatly increased the tension that employees feel between responsibilities to their jobs and responsibilities to their families. Labor arbitrators most commonly encounter…

Uniformed Svcs Employment & Reemp’t Rights Act…