Arbitration / Grievances / Mediation

Clients call upon the firm to handle labor arbitrations ranging from simple questions of employee discipline to complex issues of contract interpretation involving substantial monetary exposure. For the critical task of arbitrator selection, Vedder Price maintains three services that track labor arbitrator performance: online computer access to the Labor Arbitration Information System (LAIS) national database; Simpson’s multivolume Arbitrator Qualification Reports; and the firm’s own continuously updated evaluation files, based on Vedder Price’s own experiences with specific arbitrators. In presenting management’s arbitration case, the firm stresses complete and thorough preparation consistent with cost considerations.

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