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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR
JoAnn Fuqua
New York County, NY

Arbitrator/Mediator
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
I have served as a grievance arbitrator in both public and private sector cases. Public cases include police officers, clerical employees, municipal employees and security guards. Private cases include steelworkers, hotel employees, service employees and mine workers involving issues of absenteeism, arbitrability, discharge, discipline, holidays, vacations, job classification, work jurisdiction, seniority, layoff, bumping and recall rights, contract terms, past practice, wages. Arbitration Rosters: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; National Mediation Board; Social Security Administration and American Federation of Government Employees; United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; New Jersey State Board of Mediation; New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission; New York State Employment Relations Board; NY/NJ Port Authority Employment Relations Panel. INDUSTRIES/ISSUES: Transportation; coal, steel, construction, food, health care, hotels, hospitals, meat packing, mining, packaging, office workers/clerical, real estate, restaurants, retail stores, federal sector, public sector, police. Absenteeism, arbitrability, bargaining unit work, contract interpretation, conduct (off duty-personal), demotion, discipline (discharge and non-discharge), discrimination, drug/alcohol offenses, fringe benefits, layoffs, health and safety, past practice, seniority, slowdowns, strikes, wages. LABOR RELATIONS & GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Labor Counsel, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; Labor Attorney, Metropolitan Transportation Authority - New York City Transit; Director, Disciplinary/Employee Affairs, New York City Planning Department and New York City Board of Standards and Appeals; Senior Attorney, Community Health Law Project; Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellow, Neighborhood Legal Services.
MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
I have served as a mediator for the United States Postal Service from 1998 to present hearing cases of employment discrimination and workplace issues. I have served as a mediator for the New York Service City Civilian Complaint Review Board from 2006 to present. Mediation Rosters: United States Postal Service; New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board.
INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION:
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Bar Association, Labor and ADR sections; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals; Labor and Employment Relations Association NY/NJ Chapters.
OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:
I am on the roster of arbitrators for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Coal Arbitration Panel, United States District Court for New Jersey, New Jersey Board of Mediation, New York State Employment Relations Board and the Better Business Bureau.
PER DIEM FEES:
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $1,600INTEREST ARBITRATION $
CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any): The fee is $1,600 per day, up to seven (7) hours for the hearing, research and preparation of the opinion and award. Notice of cancellation of the agreed upon hearing date must be received at least fourteen (14) calendar days before the date of the hearing. If notice is received after fourteen days, the parties will be responsible for the per diem rate of $1600 for the late cancellation. Arbitrator's travel time is pro-rated based on daily per diem of $125 per hour. The arbitrator charges the actual cost for transportation, lodging and any other associated costs.