STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR

Paul J. Caffera

Ocean Cty, NJ

Arbitrator/Mediator

GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
Admitted to numerous arbitration panels in the public and private sectors including: American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, New York State Public Employment Relations Board, State of Nebraska, New Jersey State Board of Mediation, United States Virgin Islands Public Employee Relations Board, Montana Board of Personnel Appeals. Permanent arbitration panel member, including for Rochester Teachers Association and Rochester City School District and Erie Community College. Hearing Officer for Nebraska State Personnel Board and New York State Tenured School Employee (3020-a) discipline panel.

Industry experience includes: Aerospace, agriculture, airfreight, banking, convention and tourism, construction, corrections, education, firefighting, food service, highway workers, higher education, hospitals and health care, iron workers, machine tools, manufacturing, mental hygiene, mining, museums, nuclear, nursing homes, office workers, optics, packaging, police, office workers, postal service, prisons and jails and non-C.O. corrections employees, printing, public works, railroad operations, rehabilitation facilities, rubber and plastics, security service, social service, spaceflight support, treasury employees, water treatment.

Issues include: Absenteeism, ADA, age discrimination, arbitrability, bargaining unit work, benefits, compensation, contract interpretation, demotion, disability leave abuse, discharge and discipline, drug & alcohol offenses, employee theft, firearms, First Amendment/free speech (within the public sector), job posting/biding, harassment, holiday pay, job performance, just cause, leaves, management rights, minimum manning, off-duty conduct, on-call/reporting status, overtime, past practices, patient abuse, promotion, retirement benefits, salary guide placement, seniority, sex discrimination, staffing levels, student assault and endangerment, teacher nonrenewal and discipline, transfers and reassignments, union steward rights, vacation, wages, work hours/assignments, violence & threats.

MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
Mediated numerous disputes since 1993. No fact finding experience.

INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:

N/A

EDUCATION:
MS (Management) Central Michigan University
BS (Life Science) Kansas State University
BA (History) Excelsior College

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Association for Conflict Resolution
International Ombudsman Association
Labor and Employment Relations Association

OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:

Formerly Assistant Director of Labor Relations for N.J. School Boards' Association. Permanent/Special Panels Include: New York State Teacher Discipline (3020-A) Panel; Rochester (NY) Teachers Association and Rochester City School District Panel; State of Nebraska and NAPE/AFSCME Panel; Erie Community College (Buffalo, NY) and Faculty Federation of Erie Community College Panel; "Board of Education Nonteaching Employees and Rochester (NY) City School District Panel."

PER DIEM FEES:

GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $

1,500

INTEREST ARBITRATION $

CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any): Per Diem fee for each reserved day cancelled or postponed with fewer than 30 calendar-days notice.