FedSec - Nuts and Bolts of Virtual Hearings
Total Credits: 1.0
- Categories:
- Labor Law | Labor Relations
- Speakers:
- David Lidow | Julie Lenggenhager | Daniel C Mullenix | Jeanne Charles | Adam G. Eisenstein
- Duration:
- 58 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 22, 2021
- Product Type:
- On Demand
- License:
- Access for 365 day(s) after purchase.
Description
Panelists will discuss their experiences pivoting to the virtual environment during the COVID-19 pandemic for hearings in several fora, including arbitration, MSPB, EEO and mediation. Panelists will provide best practice tips to successfully virtually navigate these procedures.
Speaker
David Lidow Related Seminars and Products
Administrative Judge
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
David R. Lidow is an Administrative Judge with the Merit Systems Protection Board in the Central Regional Office located in Chicago. The MSPB is an independent, quasi-judicial agency that adjudicates federal employment disputes and whistleblower retaliation claims. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the civil division, representing the United States in employment discrimination cases, claims brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, civil rights cases, and pursuing fraud claims on behalf of various government programs.
Julie Lenggenhager Related Seminars and Products
Deputy Director of Field Operations and Organizing
National Treasury Employees Union
Julie A. Lenggenhager is the Deputy Director of Field Operations and Organizing at the National Treasury Employees Union, the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees, representing 150,000 workers in 34 departments and agencies. She works directly underneath the Director of Field Operations and Organizing who is responsible for managing and overseeing NTEU’s eight field offices, organizing and learning and development departments. Prior to becoming the Deputy Director, she served as an Assistant Counsel in NTEU’s Chicago Field Office for fifteen years where she represented employees at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Treasury. Her extensive experience includes arbitrating discipline and contract interpretation matters and representing employees before the EEOC and Merit Systems Protection Board. Prior to joining NTEU, Julie worked as an Associate Attorney at a private law firm representing private and public sector labor unions and Taft-Hartley health and welfare funds. She earned her Juris Doctor and a Certificate in Employment Law from Saint Louis University School of Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Illinois Wesleyan University, with a major in Political Science and a minor in Diplomatic Relations. Julie is licensed to practice law in both Missouri and Illinois.
Daniel C Mullenix Related Seminars and Products
Senior Counsel
IRS, Ofice of Chief Counsel, General Legal Services
Dan Mullenix is appearing on the panel today in his capacity as a trained mediator and Coordinator of the Chicago Federal Executive Board’s Shared Neutrals Alternative Dispute Resolution Program (SNAP). SNAP services are available to federal agencies help resolve a variety of internal workplace disputes – whether used to address interpersonal conflict between two employees, an employee and supervisor, or among a group; or as a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in EEO complaints or grievances. Mr. Mullenix has previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he taught an advanced legal writing course focused on labor and employment law. He received his Juris Doctor, with Honors, from Chicago-Kent College of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts in Classics, Cum Laude, from Washington University in St. Louis. Mr. Mullenix is presently serving as Senior Counsel with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS, Office of Chief Counsel – General Legal Services Division (GLS), in the Area Counsel Chicago office. He provides legal advice and litigates complex cases concerning federal sector personnel and labor-management issues before the Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and before third parties in arbitration.
Jeanne Charles Related Seminars and Products
Arbitrator & Mediator and FSIP Member
National Academy of Arbitrators
Jeanne Charles is a native of Chicago but resides in Florida with a national ADR practice including arbitration, mediation and fact-finding predominately in the areas of workplace disputes. She earned her Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago. She currently serves as a labor arbitrator on various panels in Chicago, Miami and New York in addition to the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the US Anti-Doping Agency and Major League Baseball (MLB). Ms. Charles is also a Special Magistrate for the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) and is listed with the American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and National Mediation Board. In September 2021, Ms. Charles was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden to the Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Service Impasses Panel (Panel). The Panel is an independent entity within the Federal Labor Relations Authority. The Panel’s Chairman and Members serve on a part-time basis and aid in resolving negotiation impasses between federal agencies and labor organizations. Ms. Charles is an adjunct professor at Penn State University’s School of Labor and Employment Relations where she teaches a graduate course in Human Resources and Employment Relations. She also serves as an adjunct professor for the University of Arizona Law School teaching advanced negotiations. Ms. Charles speaks regularly in various venues that include the American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and nation-wide bar association events. She is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and a Fellow with the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. More detailed information can be found at www.JCharles@JCharlesADR.com.
Adam G. Eisenstein Related Seminars and Products
Assistant General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Department of Justice
Adam Eisenstein is an Assistant General Counsel with the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Employment Law Branch, headquartered in Washington, DC. He represents the Agency in litigation before the EEOC and Merit Systems Protection Board involving the Bureau’s approximately 40,000 employees in 122 institutions across the country. Adam also represents management in arbitration proceedings concerning employee discipline. Prior to his current position, Adam also handled EEOC and MSPB matters for the U.S. Postal Service in Chicago.