Glossary

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Shop steward

The Shop Steward (or union representative or union steward) in a unionized workplace is a member of the union whose job it is to represent and defend the...
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Settled record

A concept used in discipline cases to limit the introduction of evidence or to avoid re-trying a case that previously was resolved, either by an earlier...
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Sequestration

The exclusion from a hearing of witnesses who will be testifying. Individuals who are not excluded from the hearing – even if they will later be testifying...
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Rules of evidence

A set of rules governing what evidence should be admitted during a proceeding, typically designed to prevent unreliable evidence from being considered. While...
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Remedy

The action or procedure that is followed in order to enforce a right (such a seniority) or to obtain damages for injury to a...
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Rebuttal

The phase of a hearing that follows presentation of each side’s principal case in which a party calls a witness to rebut testimony and evidence that the...
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Per diem fee

An arbitrator’s daily rate for hearings. It also is applied for cancellations and postponements during an arbitrator’s cancellation notice...