WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
ARBITRATOR'S BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: Milo G. Flaten
MAILING ADDRESS: 7855 East Oakbridge Way
Madison, WI 53717
TELEPHONE: Business: (608) 833-4891 Residence: (608) 233-2008
Fax: (608) 829-1257
DATE OF BIRTH: 5/7/25
EDUCATION: Undergraduate - University of Wisconsin, 1950 (B.S. Pol. Science)
Graduate - University of Wisconsin, 1952 (LLB Law)
OCCUPATION: Principal: Labor Arbitrator Secondary: Attorney
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: National Academy of Arbitrators; Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR); American Arbitration Association; Labor Law Section, State Bar of Wisconsin; Labor Law Section, Sports Arbitration Section, American Bar Association; Treasurer, State Bar of Wisconsin (1984-85); Member Board of Governors, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1978 to present
EXPERIENCE: (Issues & Sector/Industry) Approx. 255 interest arbitration cases in State of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa (teachers, county highway, police & fire, clerical, etc.) Issues (Private and Public Sectors): Absenteeism, alcohol & drug abuse, arbitrability, work-assignment, bargaining unit work, demotion, discharge, discipline, discrimination, dress code, health & welfare, holidays & holiday pay, incentive rates/stds., job classification, job evaluation, job posting & bidding, jurisdiction, layoff, bumping & recall, mgmt. rights, mergers, consol. contract terms, overtime, past practice, pensions, rate of pay, RIF, REPT, callin callback pay, safety, schedule of work, seniority, severance pay, strike or lockout, subcontr., successor, training, transfer, union bus., vacations & vacation pay, work performance, and work conditions.
Industries: Aerospace, airlines, alum., auto, bakery, beverage, brass & copper, brewery, broadcasting, canning, cement, chemicals, clothing, communications, construction, education, elec. equipment, elec. communications, entertainment/arts, food, foundry, furniture, glass, grain mill, heat & vent., health care, hospital employees, hotel/restr., iron, local govt., lockmaking, lumber, machinery, malting, manuf. misc., meat packing, metal fabrication, nurses, packaging, paint & varnish, pharmacy, plastics, plumbing, police & fire, printing & publication, prisons and disciplinary schools, public sec. grv., pub sec. int., pulp & paper, refr./air cond., retail stores, road repair, rubber, sanitary and maintenance, scientific instruments, school clerical and food service, serv., shoe, state patrol, street and highway, teacher, television & adv. performers, transportation, truck & storage, upholstery, and utilities.
On the following labor arbitration panels since 1970: FMCS, AAA, WERC, Iowa PERB, IL ERB, FDL Foods, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, State of Wisconsin - Wisconsin
FEE AND EXPENSE PRACTICE:
$600 per diem
Cancellation - $300 if canceled within 1 week of hearing date
Travel - 30 cents per mile for car mileage - otherwise actual out-of-pocket expense
Other - actual out-of-pocket expense
NOTE: The arbitrator shall not charge any fee other than the above stated fees.
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