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Kasarda, Steven C, Esq.
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Philadelphia, PA
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12/13/2023 11:13:47 AM
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Fee For Services :
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2300.00
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Cancellation Policy :
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If scheduled hearing is postponed or cancelled with notice less than three weeks (21 days), per diem fee for the day of hearing shall be charged
Travel Time: travel time is prorated for necessary travel on non-hearing days.
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PA Recent Cases :
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Other Recent Cases:
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Mediation and Fact Finding Experience :
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Industries
Baking; Brewing & Beverage Distribution; Building Services; Cement; Clerical/Office Workers,
& Administrative; Clothing; Construction & Building Trades; Corrections, Elementary,
Vocational, Higher Schools & Universities; Factory; Firefighting; Food
(Manufacturing/Processing/Service); Iron Working; Law Enforcement; Packaging; Paper; Parks;
Printing; Recycling; Retail; Sanitation; Security; Sheet Metal; Solid Waste, State, County &
Local Authorities; Transportation; Trucking; Utilities; Warehousing.
Issues
Absenteeism; ADA Issues; Affirmative Action; Arbitrability; Bargaining Unit Work;
Bereavement Leave; Bonuses; Call-In Pay; Conduct (Off-Duty); Contract Terms; Cost of Living
Pay; Criminal Activity; Demotion; Discharge & Disciplinary; Age Discrimination; Disability
Discrimination; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Drug Testing Policies Applications &
Offenses; EEOC Charges; ERISA; FMLA Issues; Fraud; Fringe Benefits; NYS GML§ 207a and
207c, Health/Hospitalization; Hiring Practices; Holiday/Vacation Leave; Holiday Pay;
Horseplay/Fighting; Injuries; Insubordination; Job Abandonment; Job Performance; Job
Posting/Bidding Rights; Just Cause Determinations; Maintenance Issues; Management Rights;
Overtime; Past Practices; Pension Claims; Pension and Welfare Plans; Pension Withdrawal
Liability; Personal Computer Usage; Plant Closings; Premium Pay; Promotions; Record
Keeping/Falsification; Retirement; Safety Matters; Scheduling & Manpower Issues; Seniority;
Sexual Harassment; Sick Leave; Smoking Policies; Strikes and Lockouts;
Subcontracting/Contracting Out; Supplemental Contracts; Theft; Trustee Deadlocks; Union
Security; Wage Rates; Work Stoppages.
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Total Arbitration Cases :
16
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Teacher Arbitration Cases :
2
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Private Sector :
6
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Other Public Sector Arbitration :
8
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Other Experience :
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2012 – Present: Designated as Arbitrator/Mediator by Panels listed above and pursuant to
various collective bargaining agreements. Appointed to conduct hearings as a Hearing Officer by
the New York State Comptroller and various county and local authorities, pursuant to the New
York State Retirement, Civil Service, and General Municipal Law. 2011: In private practice,
represented management and union clients in areas of labor relations including contract
administration, contract negotiations, arbitration, discipline and discharge, organizing, collection,
and employment practices. Counseled and advised Taft-Hartley Trust Funds. 2005 – 2011: In-
House Counsel to New York District Council of Carpenters Benefit Funds, personally conducted
dozens of arbitrations per month between union, fund, employer associations and/or independent
contractors. Responsible for the drafting, negotiating and enforcing the wage and Fund related
provisions of numerous collective bargaining agreements between the affiliated local unions,
employer associations and independent employers on behalf of 18,000 members. 2001-2005:
Associate, O’Dwyer & Bernstein, LLP, - represented numerous public and private sector union
clients in labor relations and employee benefit fund matters. Conducted scores of labor
arbitrations in matters of discipline, discharge, seniority, past practices, drug policies and interest
arbitrations.
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Professional Affiliations :
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New York State Bar Association
• Member of the Committee on Labor Relations Law and Procedure
• Member of the Committee on Labor Arbitration
• Member of the Committee on Employee Benefits
• Member of the Committee on Dispute Resolution
District of Columbia Bar Association
New York State Administrative Law Judges Association
National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
Labor and Employment Relations Association (NY and NJ)
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Education :
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Pace University School of Law, Juris Doctorate
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts, Law and Society
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Arbitrator Training
American Arbitration Association’s Labor Arbitrator Training
New York State Bar Association Labor & Employment Law’s Arbitrator Training Program
Dispute Resolution Mediation Training, NYS Unified Court, Part 146
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Date Education Completed :
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Advocate :
No
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