An examination of court decisions (post-Misco ) in which arbitration decisions have been vacated on grounds other than “public policy.” Such grounds include contractual limits on the arbitrator’s authority, the…

Examination of (1) whether arbitration is especially vulnerable to pressure incompatible with fair and even-handed dispute resolution; (2) the appropriate role of courts in reviewing arbitration decisions; and (3) the…

The author examines the disturbingly high percentage of FLRA reversals in cases where federal agencies appeal arbitration awards. Modifications and reversals fall primarily into two categories: those involving the Back…

The author predicts greater judicial encroachment on the sovereignty of labor arbitrators.

The author examines the public policy grounds on which courts vacate labor arbitrators’ awards….

Judge Reinhart assesses the criteria on which judges overturn, or refrain from overturning labor arbitrators’ decisions….

A review of public policy challenges since Misco and forecast of further judicial review of labor arbitration awards. The author notes that the litigation to vacate arbitrators’ awards, even if…

Poorly crafted arbitration awards invite judicial attack and frustrate the objective of finality. The authors assert that a competent final and binding award must 1) be enforceable and impervious to…

A report of the Committee on Law and Legislation for 1971, National Academy of Arbitrators, with a focus on Section 301 actions under the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) reported…

An examination of findings and recommendations made by state and federal courts since 1955 in matters of alleged misconduct by labor arbitrators. Allegations of arbitral misconduct are more common in…