Michael Hill                   3597

Present Occupation: Arbitrator-Mediator

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Association for Conflict Resolution
American Arbitration Association
Labor and Employment Relations Association-Gateway Chapter-Executive Board Member, Secretary
Association of Missouri Mediators

EDUCATION:
BBA Office Management, University of North Texas, 1960
136 hours, Arbitration and Mediation courses through Missouri Bar, Missouri Division of Workers Compensation, American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.

CERTIFICATIONS:
Arbitrator-Mediator, FINRA (formerly NASD & NYSE), AAA, Missouri Bar.  Arbitrator, Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, Kansas Public Employees Relations Board, National Medliation Board,  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Iowa Public Employment Relations Board, and National Futures Association,

ARBITRATION/LABOR RELATIONS EXPERIENCE:
1994 to Present: Arbitrator-Mediator-Arbitrate and mediate labor, employment, and securities cases for AAA, FMCS, NASD, U. S. Postal Service, Center for Dispute Resolution, Kansas Public Employees Relations Board, and Missouri Bar.

1995-96: Mediator for Missouri Division of Workers Compensation-mediated disputed workers compensation cases.

1979-93: Supervisory Investigation Specialist for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Supervised Intake, ADEA, Equal Pay, Federal Affirmative Action, Systemic, and other investigatlion units.  Conciliated and negotiated settlements and investigated cases for litigation. 

1966-79: Investigator for U. S. Department of Labor, Wage-Hour Division.  Investigated and negotiated settlement of Minimum Wage, Overtime, Equal Pay, Child Labor, and Age Discrimination cases. 

OTHER ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION EXPERIENCE:
1994 to Present:  Mediator, 22^nd Circuit Court of Missouri, personal injury and FELA cases, U. S. Department of the Army, EEO cases, US Department of Highway Transportation and Missouri Department of Transportation, EEO and right of way cases. Missouri Bar, attorney fee dispute cases.  NASD, securities cases.

INDUSTRIES:
Building products, broadcasting, Federal Government, food (manufacturing, processing, service), health care, hospitals/nursing home, Local Government, lumber, machinery, plastics, police and fire, State Government, steel,  transportation, utilities, pulp and paper, and warehousing.

ISSUES:
Absenteeism, arbitrability, age discrimination, conduct (off duty/personal), demotion, discipline (discharge and non-discharge), sex discrimination, drug/alcohol offenses, leave, job performance, management rights, pay rates, past practices, race discrimination, seniority, sexual harassment, work hours/schedules/assignments, working conditions/work orders,  violence or threats and other fringe benefits.

PERMANENT PANELS:
Social Security Administration/ AFGE National Panel

ARBITRATION ROSTERS:
AAA, labor, employment, and commercial, Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, Kansas Department of Human Resources Public Employees Relations Board, FINRA (formerly NASD & NYSE), FMCS, National Mediation Board, Iowa Public Employment Relations Board, Social Security Administration/AFGE National Panel and National Futures Association.

PUBLISHED CASES:
None

SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS:
None

FEES:
PER DIEM FEE: $800   DOCKETING FEE: None            CANCELLATION FEE: $800

TOTAL CASES IN PRIVATE PRACTICE:
74 Arbitrations, 174 Mediations