Simmer, Jared D

Ingomar, PA

12/13/2023 11:13:47 AM

Fee For Services : $ 1900.00

Cancellation Policy :

Absent substitution on same date(s), if a hearing is cancelled or postponed within thirty (30) calendar day’s notice of the scheduled hearing date(s), a per diem for each scheduled hearing day will be incurred

PA Recent Cases :

Brownsville Area Education Association v. Brownsville Area School District; Teamsters vs. Bureau of Crafton; Teamsters Local 30 vs. Baldock Health Care; USW Local 8183 vs. Providence Care Center.

Other Recent Cases:

Ohio: Teamsters Local 377 vs. Board of Mahoning County; AFSCME Local 3759 vs. Mahoning County District Bd. of Health; IAFF Local 442 vs. City of Marietta; AFSCME vs. City of Martins Ferry ; IAFF Local 2860 vs. City of Eastlake; OPBA vs. City of Yountstown; FOB vs. Lorain County Sheriff; AFSCME vs. Mahoning County MR/DD; OPBA vs. Struthers USPS: APWU vs. USPS: USWA Local 8249 vs. USVI Public television; Federation of Public Employees vs. Broward County Sheriff; PBA vs. Cuyahoga County Sheriff; AFSCME vs. Jefferson County Sewer Authority; OBPA vs. Huron County Sheriff; AFSCME vs. Trumbull County MR-DD; Teamsters Local 205 vs. Borough of White Oak.

Mediation and Fact Finding Experience :

Mediation and Fact Finding Experience: Over my 30+ year career, I have heard or settled hundreds of cases in the public sector, serving as a mediator, fact-finder, and arbitrator, at the local, state and federal levels. In practice since 1989, I have held bargaining unit positions in the steel & baking industries; and managed labor relations for the largest public employer in North Carolina [Duke University/Medical Center - 1,100 bargaining unit members]. I serve on numerous local, state and national panels. For many years I taught negotiation coursework as an adjunct faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems, Public Policy and Management. Past chair the Allegheny County Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and currently serve on Council of the ACBA Labor & Employment Law Section. Conduct both remote (video-capable) hearings, and will issue expedited awards upon request.

Total Arbitration Cases : 1049

Teacher Arbitration Cases : 3

Private Sector : 1000

Other Public Sector Arbitration : 46

Other Experience :

1990-present full-time arbitrator/mediator; Manager of Labor Relations, Duke University/Duke University Medical Center – 1050 bargaining unit employees (1982-1089); Assistant Director of Regulatory Affairs, Michigan Department of Commerce (1979-1982); Adjunct Professor, CMU's Heinz Graduate School of Public Policy (2006-2020), Adjunct Professor Pitt's Katz Graduate School of Business (1994-2006); Adjunct Professor Geneva College (1994-1999).

Professional Affiliations :

Professional Affiliations: American Health Law Association; The Allegheny County Bar Association – Chair of the Lawyers in Other Professions Committee (1999-2001), Chair of the ADR Committee (2016-2020), member of Council of the Labor & Employment Law Section; officer in the Western Pennsylvania chapter of the Labor and Employee Relations Association [LERA] (2010-present); Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania; Previous - board member of the Conflict Resolution Center International, the Durham Dispute Settlement Center, the Katz Graduate School of Business Center on Negotiation, the International Association of Conflict Management (IACM), Co-chair of the Western Pennsylvania Business Dispute Resolution Alliance, and member of the Three Rivers Area Labor-Management Committee.

Education :

EdD, Duquesne University, Joint Certificate in International Law, Oxford University/U of San Diego School of Law, JD, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; MLIR, Michigan State University, BA, Calvin College.

Date Education Completed :

EdD (2013); MLIR (1982); JD (1979); Certificate in International Law (1978); B.A., Psychology (1975).

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