WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
ARBITRATOR'S BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: George Edward Larney
MAILING ADDRESS: Labor Arbitrator - Mediator
29 South LaSalle Street, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60603
TELEPHONE: Business: (312) 444-9565 Residence: (847) 864-7793
Fax: (312) 726-8688
DATE OF BIRTH: 7/9/42
EDUCATION: Ph.D. - Labor Economics, Illinois Institute of Technology;
MBA - Industrial Relations, Northwestern University;
B.S. - Business Administration, University of Illinois
OCCUPATION: Principal: Labor Arbitration & Mediation Secondary:
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: National Academy of Arbitrators, SPIDR (National & Local), IRRA (National & Local)
EXPERIENCE: (Issues & Sector/Industry) Transportation Industry, Public Schools, State, County & Municipal Government, Numerous Industries and Numerous Awards (Issues: ALC & drug abuse, arbitrability, work-assign, barg unit work, demotion, discharge, discipline, discrim., dress code, health & welfare, holidays & hol pay, job clss, job evaluation, job posting & bidding, jurisdiction, layoff, bumping & recall, mgmt rts, contract terms, overtime, past practice, rate of pay, rif, rept, callin callback pay, safety, sched of work, seniority, severance pay, strike or lockout, successor, transf, union bus, vacations & vac pay, work pref, work cond. Aerospace, Alum, auto, bakery, beverage, brass & cop, brewery, broadcasting, canning, cement, chem, clothing, communications, constr, dairy, educ, elec equip, elec communications, fed sec grv, food, foundry, furniture, health care, hotel/restr, iron, leather, loc govt, lumber, mach, manuf, misc, metal fabrication, mining, organ, pkg, petro, pharm, police & fire, print & publ, priv sec int, pub sec grv, pub sec int, pulp & paper, retail stores, serv, ship bldg & drydock, shoe, stell, textile, tobacco, transportation, truck & stor, uphol, utilities). Five (5) years as a federal mediator / Eighteen (18) years as a private mediator and arbitrator. Experience as a neutral only. Has functioned as a fact-finder and hearing officer.
FEE AND EXPENSE PRACTICE:
Per diem: $1,000 grievance; $1,200 Int/Arb
-- expenses billed from Madison
I. Cancellation - If, after the case is docketed, by reason of settlement, permanent withdrawal of the matter from arbitration, indefinite deferral of the case, or for any other reason the hearing does not proceed on the date scheduled and, the circumstances are not subject to those covered by Postponements in Section II below, a cancellation fee shall be applicable.
Anytime within thirty (30) calendar days of the scheduled hearing date, there will be a cancellation fee in the amount of one day's per diem as indicated above, plus a docketing fee in the amount listed below applicable to a hearing scheduled for one day. For scheduled multiple day hearings, each successive day beyond the first shall be charged at one-half the per diem rate.
II. Postponement -
A. Prior to Date of Hearing
(1) A postponement of a scheduled hearing date that does not result in rescheduling the case will be considered a cancellation and subject to the charges set forth under cancellation fees.
(2) Postponement of a case thirty (30) or less days in advance of the scheduled hearing date irrespective of whether it is rescheduled will result in a postponement fee equal to the full per diem fee in effect.
B. Date of Hearing
(1) If, for any reason, the hearing is postponed, rescheduled, or cancelled on the date of hearing, the case will be considered a late cancellation and subject to the charges set forth herein relative to cancellation and docketing fees in addition to a late surcharge fee of $100.
(2) Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Arbitrator in traveling to and from the place of hearing when the case is postponed, rescheduled or cancelled, shall be billed to the parties pursuant to their arrangements to pay such expenses.
III. Docketing
In the event a scheduled hearing is cancelled, postponed, rescheduled for any reason, at any time, or the grievance is settled at hearing either as a result of a voluntary effort by the parties or as a result of mediation assistance, a docketing fee of $200 will be charged.
IV. Interest Arbitration Cases
Per Diem for Interest Arbitration is $1,200.
Cancellation, Postponement and Docketing Fees as set forth above in Roman Numerals I and II apply to Interest Arbitration cases at the applicable per diem fee for Interest Arbitration cases.
V. Mediation of Grievance(s)
If a settlement of the case is effected by the Arbitrator by means of mediation, the Arbitrator shall charge the parties his per diem mediation fee which is currently $1,200.
NOTE: The arbitrator shall not charge any fee other than the above stated fees.
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