Authority or jurisdiction of an arbitrator to hear and decide a particular issue placed before him/her in an arbitration hearing. The jurisdiction of the...
Most often, the parties will stipulate (or agree) to the issue to be decided by the arbitrator. Otherwise, they may give the arbitrator the authority to...
An order of a court of equity to refrain from doing (negative injunction) or to do (affirmative or mandatory injunction) a specified act. Its use in labor...
Logical factual assumptions drawn from direct and circumstantial evidence. This includes the drawings of adverse inferences when a party fails to explain or...
A proceeding before an arbitrator at which parties present evidence and argument prior to a decision. Principles of due process, or basic fairness, apply at...
The individual employee protesting an employer’s actions. An employee may file a grievance on his/her own behalf or the Union may file a grievance on behalf...
A claim by a union or an individual that a term of the contract has been violated. In some settings an employer also can file a grievance. Grievances are...
Establishment by an employer that an employee’s on- or off-duty conduct likely would (or actually did) adversely impact the employer’s ability to conduct...
An amount of money awarded a wrongfully treated employee to make the employee whole for the loss of future work opportunities due to the employer’s wrongful...
