EDUCATION

YALE LAW SCHOOL – J.D.

WELLESLEY COLLEGE – B.A. WITH HONORS

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE — BECOMING A LABOR ARBITRATOR, 2024

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION — MEDIATOR TRAINING, 2001

INDUSTRIES

Healthcare

Hospitality

K-12 education

Higher education (universities and community colleges  -- faculty and staff)

Community redevelopment

Municipal government

Public safety – public and private (police, fire, EMS)

Construction/skilled trades

Manufacturing

ISSUES

Arbitrability (substantive and procedural)

Contracting out/transfer of bargaining unit work

Discipline (discharge & non-discharge)

·      Progressive discipline

·      Performance

·      Misconduct

·      Privacy violations (HIPAA)

·      Title IX violations/sexual violence sexual harassment

·      State and federal civil rights laws

·      Attendance

·      Bullying

Layoff/reorganization

Medical separation

Out of classification/reclassification

Hours of work (e.g., alternate work schedules, shift differentials, holiday pay, comp time, scheduling)

Remote work/return to work

Appointments (limited, career, per diem)

Performance management/performance evaluations

Modification of performance standards

Promulgation of work rules

Bilingual pay

Discrimination/harassment

Failure to accommodate/failure to engage in interactive process

ROSTERS AND PANELS

The Labor Relations Connection (LRC)

California Public Employment Relations Board Panel of Neutrals -- Arbitration & Factfinding

California State Mediation and Conciliation Service — panel of private arbitrators

Nevada Government Employee-Management Relations Board Mediation, Arbitration & Factfinding Rosters

Montana Department of Labor & Industry Roster of Arbitrators