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University Adjudications Of Sexual Assaults: A Lesson To Be Learned From Collective Bargaining Agreements, James Ottavio Castagnera Jan 2019

University Adjudications Of Sexual Assaults: A Lesson To Be Learned From Collective Bargaining Agreements, James Ottavio Castagnera

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

At one time, Title IX of the federal Higher Education Act was read only as requiring equal opportunity for female athletes in universities’ varsity sports programs. In 2011 the U.S. Department of Education announced a radically expanded reading of the law to include sexual misconduct. This has resulted in a proliferation of litigation against the universities. Since 2011, more than 150 lawsuits have been filed against colleges and universities involving claims of due-process violations during the course of Title IX investigations and proceedings related to sexual assault allegations. In the two decades preceding that year, only 15 such lawsuits were …


Ten Steps In Trial Preparation, Maureen Seidel Sep 2014

Ten Steps In Trial Preparation, Maureen Seidel

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Arbitrability And Framing The Issue, Maureen Seidel Sep 2014

Arbitrability And Framing The Issue, Maureen Seidel

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Grievance Processing And Arbitration, Howard Parish Sep 2014

Grievance Processing And Arbitration, Howard Parish

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Handout: Robert Ufberg, Esq., "Which Form Will Your Negotiations Take: Art, Drama, Combat, Or Symphony? Why, When And How To Exercise Each Option...And Sometimes More", Deborah Williams Esq. Sep 2014

Handout: Robert Ufberg, Esq., "Which Form Will Your Negotiations Take: Art, Drama, Combat, Or Symphony? Why, When And How To Exercise Each Option...And Sometimes More", Deborah Williams Esq.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Williams' handout is Robert Ufberg, Esq.,'s paper from the 2011 Proceedings of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions annual meeting.


Current State Of Management/Union Relations In Hospitality Sector, Helen Lavan, Marsha Katz Feb 2013

Current State Of Management/Union Relations In Hospitality Sector, Helen Lavan, Marsha Katz

Hospitality Review

Labor management relations in the hospitality sector is an important aspect of effective management. Increasingly, unions are becoming proactive in organizing hospitality workers. This manifests itself in strikes, boycotts, picketing, sexual harassment complaints, and complaints to OSHA regarding safety and health workplace violations. This research monitors the current scene with respect to labor management relations and analyzes work issues that have been brought up for third-party resolution by NLRB staff or arbitrators. The study reports on 66 NLRB cases and 104 arbitration cases. Issues brought before the NLRB include mostly contract interpretations. In arbitration, there were mostly discipline issues, including …


Discipline And Due Process In The Workplace, Edwin B. Dean Jan 1985

Discipline And Due Process In The Workplace, Edwin B. Dean

Hospitality Review

In the article - Discipline and Due Process in the Workplace – by Edwin B. Dean, Assistant Professor, the School of Hospitality Management at Florida International University, Assistant Professor Dean prefaces his article with the statement: “Disciplining employees is often necessary for the maintenance of an effective operation. The author discusses situations which require discipline and methods of handling employees, including the need for rules and due process.”

In defining what constitutes appropriate discipline and what doesn’t, Dean says, “Fair play is the keystone to discipline in the workplace. Discrimination, caprice, favoritism, and erratic and inconsistent discipline can be costly …