On October 23, the NYT published Professor Zack's letter responding to the NYT editorial early in October regarding the arbitration of police disciplinary...
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There are several methods by which arbitrators are selected by the parties to a dispute: (1) Parties may request a “strike” list of arbitrators from an...
Generally, arbitration is perceived as a less expensive and quicker method than litigation of resolving labor/management disputes. Especially in a setting...
In private sector arbitration the arbitration process is private. But even in public sector arbitration, arbitrators do not comment on cases before them for...
An arbitrator may hold a hearing in the absence of one party so long as the absent party received fair notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing but...
In some cases the parties to a dispute will mutually frame an issue for the arbitrator to decide prior to the start of the arbitration hearing. Occasionally,...
Most arbitration takes place pursuant to contract, and the arbitrator’s authority is derived from and limited to enforcement of contract terms rather...
No. An arbitrator may choose how much weight to give to a prior arbitration award in deciding a current dispute. Many arbitrators believe that an award...
Most state statues authorize an arbitrator to swear witnesses at an arbitration hearing and some go so far as to require it. When not compelled to swear...