ARBITRATOR'S BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: Herman Torosian
MAILING ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE: Business: (608) 231-2572 Residence: (608) 231-2572
DATE OF BIRTH: January 26, 1941
EDUCATION: Juris Doctor, University of
Bachelor of Science - Economics,
OCCUPATION: Principal: Arbitrator/Mediator Secondary:
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: National Academy of Arbitrators, Past President - Association of Labor Relations Agencies, State Bar of Wisconsin, Panel Member: FMCS, Iowa PERB, Minnesota Bureau of Mediation, Montana Board of Personnel Appeals, Virgin Islands PERB, Oregon ERB, Los Angeles City Employee Relations Board, State of Illinois, New Jersey State Board of Mediation and National Mediation Board
EXPERIENCE: (Issues & Sector/Industry)
Work History: January 1975 - April 1996 -- Commissioner,
General: Have mediated approximately 800 disputes, arbitrated approximately 850 disputes, and issued and/or reviewed approximately 1,900 unfair labor practice, declaratory ruling and election cases
Private Sector Industries: Agriculture, bakery, coal, communications, construction, dairy, distillery, education, electrical equipment, feed and fertilizer, foundry, lumber, machinery, manufacturing, metal fabrications, printing and publishing, ship building and drydock, stone, textile, trucking and storage, packaging and health care
Public Sector Employment Settings: Public school K-12 and VTAE Districts teachers and non-professional employes, secretaries, custodians, food service workers and school bus drivers, county and social workers in social service departments and health care facilities, law enforcement, firefighter, courthouse, water, electric and sewerage utilities, library and city hall employes, clerical, sanitation, highway and street employes, state professional, technical, blue collar and clerical and health care employes
Issues: Absenteeism, alcohol and drug abuse, arbitrability, work assignment, bargaining unit work, discharge, discipline, health and welfare, holidays and holiday pay, incentive rates/standards, job class, job posting and bidding, layoff, bumping and recall, management rights, overtime, past practice, rate of pay, strike or lockout, subcontracting, transfers
FEE AND EXPENSE PRACTICE:
Per diem - $1,100 per eight (8) hour day or any part thereof spent in hearing, mediation, inclusive of travel to and from the hearing site (a minimum one-day charge for hearing days). Preparation of award at pro-rata per diem rate.
Cancellation - $1,100 when hearing is cancelled (includes postponements) within 14 days of hearing
Travel - All expenses, IRS rate per mile for use of personal automobile
Other - Typing and reproduction costs
NOTE: The arbitrator shall not charge any fee other than the above stated fees.
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