Supreme court issues key rulings on employee arbitration

Arbitration, the use of a neutral third party outside the regular judicial system to resolve disputes, has been in existence for a very long period of time. Its advantages include the following: decisions can be made more quickly than in the courts; more informality can be used in the process; exper...

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Published in:SuperVision 2001-06, Vol.62 (6), p.22
Main Author: J. D., Mary-Kathryn Zachary
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Arbitration
Collective bargaining
Disputes
Drug abuse
Drug testing
Drug use
Employees
Employers
Employment
Endorsements
Federal court decisions
Human resource departments
Judges & magistrates
Labor contracts
Labor law
Laws, regulations and rules
Public policy
State court decisions
Supreme Court decisions
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Summary:Arbitration, the use of a neutral third party outside the regular judicial system to resolve disputes, has been in existence for a very long period of time. Its advantages include the following: decisions can be made more quickly than in the courts; more informality can be used in the process; experts can be chosen to be arbitrators; costs are usually lower; and publicity is seldom a concern. Despite its advantages, initially courts were hostile to decisions made by arbitrators. Many perceived that arbitrators were usurping the power of the judiciary. While some arbitrators have legal training, such a background is not a requirement for arbitration in general, nor do arbitrators typically have to follow established rules of evidence or even established law.
ISSN:0039-5854
2150-556X