CARL C. BOSLAND, Esq.

Email:   carlcbosland@msn.com           

Present Occupation: Arbitrator, Mediator, Fact Finder

PERMANENT ARBITRATION PANEL MEMBERSHPS:
New DC Major League Baseball Stadium Project Labor Agreement
IRS-NTEU, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
USPS- APWU, Expedited & Regional Panels, Mid-America, Central Plains Districts
USDOL- AFGE, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, North & South Dakota

ARBITRATION ROSTERS

National
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service         National Mediation Board
National Arbitration and Mediation                     National Arbitration Forum

State/City
Oregon Employment Relations Board                 DC Public Employee Relations Board   
California Mediation & Conciliation Service        Montana Board of Personnel Appeals
Los Angeles Employee Relations Board              Alaska Labor Relations Agency 
Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations      Kansas Public Employee Relations Board
Idaho Department of Commerce & Labor          Rhode Island Dept. of Labor (arbitrator/mediator)
Nevada Local Government Employee-Management Relations Board

ARBITRATION/LABOR RELATIONS EXPERIENCE:
2002-Present:  Arbitrator, mediator, fact finder.  Arbitrate/mediate public (federal, state, city) and private sector labor/employment cases.  Issued 150+ written decisions in the past 4 years.  1999 to 2002: Deputy Managing Counsel, U.S. Postal Service Law Department, Western Area, managed full-service law office and served as principal labor/employment counsel to senior management in 22-state area, covering 118,000 employees in multiple bargaining units located in 8300 facilities. Lead attorney/manager of national EEO class action team in several large administrative EEO cases. Member, Practice and Procedure Committee, NLRB Region 27.  1991 to 1999, labor/employment law attorney, U.S. Postal Service, Northeast and Western Areas, responsible for representing the agency in NLRB, EEO, MSPB, OSHA, and federal district court labor/employment cases.  Manager, national MSPB Task Force, defended agency in thousands of adverse action appeals and EEO complaints arising out of national reorganization. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.  1986-1991, associate in private sector New Jersey law firms responsible for counsel and representation of individuals and employers in labor and employment law matters.     

INDUSTRIES:
Federal sector; U.S. Postal Service; civilian military; construction; corrections; city services; health care; custodial; airport operations; zoo operations; clerical; transportation; retail supermarkets; manufacturing; mining; and commercial food industries.

ISSUES:
Absenteeism; Arbitrability; Bargaining Unit Work; Conduct (Off-Duty)/Personal; Contract disputes; Demotion; Discipline (Non-Discharge); Discipline (Discharge); Age Discrimination; Disability/Reasonable Accommodation; Race Discrimination; National Origin Discrimination, Religious Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Retaliation/Reprisal; Drug/Alcohol Offenses; Due Process; Just Cause; Family and Medical Leave Issues; Leave; Vacation; Hiring Practices; Job Performance; Job Posting/Bidding; Jurisdictional Disputes; Management Rights; Official Time; Past Practices; Pay Issues; Promotion; Safety/Health Conditions; Schedule Changes; Seniority; Sexual Harassment; Subcontracting/Contracting Out; Union Security.   

EDUCATION
LL.M.   Labor Law              New York University     1990
            Recipient, Seymour Goldstein Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence in Labor Relations
J.D.    Law                           Fordham University       1986
B.A.   Political Science       Hobart College                1983         

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES
Conflict Resolution        University of Utah         1999
            Recipient, Outstanding Mediator Award of the Class of 1999; Negotiari Cum Vis (Power Negotiator) Award
Law                             New York                    1991
Law                             New Jersey                  1986

SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS
A School Administrator’s Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (Rowman & Littlefield, May 2007)
A Federal Sector Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act & Related Litigation (Dewey Publications, Inc. 2003 & 2005 Supplement).  Second edition due out in Fall 2007.
FMLA Basics: A Supervisor’s Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (Dewey Publications, Fall 2007)
Certified FMLA Violation, The Federal HR Edge (FPMI Solutions, Sept. 2004 Vol. 15, No. 9)
What You Don’t Know Can Get You Sued, Government Executive (April 1, 2004)
Beware the Four-Headed Hydra: The Family and Medical Leave Act in the Federal Sector, SFLERP Reporter, Vol. 2004 No. 1 (March 2004)
’End Run’ Bargaining, New Jersey Lawyer, No. 137 (Nov./Dec. 1990)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Labor and Employee Relations Association         SHRM
Association for Conflict Resolution                     American Bar Association
American, Colorado, New York, and New Jersey Bar Associations, ADR, Labor/Employment Sections
Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals
International Public Management Association for Human Resources
National Public Employment Labor Relations Association

FEES:

PER DIEM FEE: $880                 CANCELLATION FEE: (See Below)
Grievance Arbitration: The fee is $880 per day for hearing, and for research and preparation of the opinion and award.  A hearing day is any portion of a day up to eight hours.  Time for research and preparation is prorated. 

Employment Arbitration/Fact Finder: $275.00 per hour.

Expenses:  Arbitrator charges the actual cost of reasonable expenses, including coach airfare, car rental or taxi, food, lodging, parking, and tolls.  Automobile mileage is charged at the applicable IRS expense rate.  Arbitrator may charge actual expenses for unusual copying, phone, mail and other clerical services, as needed.

Cancellation Policy:  Cancellation/continuation of scheduled hearing with less than thirty (30) days notice will incur the per diem fee for each day of hearing if another matter cannot be set in its place.  Hearings scheduled for three or more days require notice of cancellation of at least sixty (60) days to avoid a cancellation fee.  Cancellation may also include any fees incurred for canceled flights or hotel rooms.

Travel Time:   Arbitrator charges ½ day per diem fee for any portion of travel up to 4 hours, and a full day per diem where travel time is 4 or more hours. Travel per diem is not charged on a hearing day.  Travel is calculated from my nearest office, unless I am away from the office on travel.  In that case, travel is calculated from wherever I am to the site of the arbitration.  

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