Almost 7 million children aged 3 to 21 received special education services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in school year 2016-17. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to review parents' use of the Individuals with IDEA dispute resolution options. This report examines (1) how often IDEA…

Argues the importance of thorough preparation for arbitration hearings and provides some guidelines for conducting such preparation. (IRT)

Arbitrators agreed that the dress issue is not constitutional and that the employer's desire to maintain product cleanliness and employee safety takes precedence over an employee's desire concerning his or her hair. However, an employer's desire to maintain a certain image does not take precedence. (IRT)

The Rhode Island legislature seems satisfied that the parties to grievance arbitration should be bound by an arbitrator's decision as long as the arbitrator has acted within statutory bounds. Available from Suffolk University Law Review Office, 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02114; $3.50 per issue. (Author/IRT)

A review of court cases reveals that most jurisdictions are drifting toward the private sector presumption of arbitrability of grievances. With this drift comes the continual erosion of management prerogatives, authority, and power. (Author/IRT)

Outlines the history of Wisconsin's Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA), details the new MERA procedures, and analyzes some of the procedure's implications for municipal labor relations. Concludes that the limitations placed on the right to strike may undermine the statute's long-term effectiveness. Journal availability: see EA 511 539.…

The doctrine of fair representation of employees by unions is first discussed in general terms, then the doctrine is discussed as it relates to a union's decision to take a case to arbitration, and, finally, the impact of the doctrine on the arbitration process is explored. Available from Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York…

Discusses the issue of whether arbitrators possess the authority to take into account law outside the contract when not directed by the parties to do so, or whether arbitrators are confined to construing the contract. Favors the use of external law under certain circumstances. (MLF)

In the Fall 1989 issue, Caraway discussed the advantages of grievance mediation, compared with arbitration. This article reexamines the issue from the viewpoint of the individual grievant and points to recent conflicting developments in the National Labor Relations Board's deferral doctrine. An introduction by Perry A. Zirkel summarizes the…

The review of grievance arbitration awards in public education constitutes the topic of this second chapter in a book on school law. A discussion of landmark cases outside of education underscores the general principles that have motivated courts to undertake review of arbitration awards. Supreme Court decisions in three cases known as the…

Describes the process for hearing complaints filed under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. For related articles, see pages 21 and 22 in the same issue. (WD)

Provisions for resolving contract disputes between owner and architect or architect and consulting engineer should be the same to avoid inconsistent or conflicting results. (Author)

The authors review the qualifications for hearing officers required in Public Law 94-142 and suggest that practicing labor arbitrators in the public and private sectors be considered for use as hearing officers. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the nature of labor arbitration; then explores the transferability of the labor arbitration model. Argues that the establishment and legitimation of unions and collective bargaining are responsible for the success of labor arbitration, not vice versa. Available from The Yale Law Journal, 401A Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06520;…

This series of questions and answers on factfinding in public sector labor relations focuses on the practical aspect of impasse resolution. Rather than choosing a theoretical or historical approach, the practical approach was chosen because factfinding is not a formal process that must rigidly conform to textbook rules. Instead, factfinding can be…