Location:

InterContinental Hotel Cleveland
9801 Carnegie Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
216-707-4100
InterContinental Hotel Website Cleveland »

Early Registration Price: $525.00
Early Registration Cutoff Date: On or Before 12/30/2025
NOTE: We must receive registration form (with payment arrangements indicated) by this date for early registration rate to be honored.
Regular Price: $600.00

Conference Description

Spend a day with labor arbitrators who are good teachers and understand the practical side of the grievance procedure and the arbitration hearing. As a group, they have heard thousands of cases. They will cover the arbitral & legal principles in the areas of discipline and contract law. The agenda link above provides more program details.

We welcome you to Cleveland. Your time is valuable and this conference will maximize the investment in your own training.

FACULTY

In alphabetical order, Walt De Treux graduated from Temple University Law School and practiced labor law. For the past 25 years he has been a top-tier labor arbitrator, nationally recognized for his work and leadership at the National Academy of Arbitrators. Micheal Falvo is apopular labor arbitrator in the Midwest and East. A graduate of Wayne State University law school, he served as labor counsel for the City of Detroit and a teacher at Wayne State University. Joan Parker is a distinguished labor arbitrator. A graduate from the Cornell University ILR school, she is the permanent umpire under many national agreements, in addition to appointments to several panels. She also teaches on occasion at Rutgers where she was a professor. Kathryn VanDagens, a graduate of Univ. of Michigan law school, is a prominent labor arbitrator. She previously practiced law and taught at Michigan State University’s law school, before her numerous appointments to panels. Jeanne Vonhof, a graduate of the University of Illinois law school, is a leading labor arbitrator, with numerous umpireships and appointments. She is the long-time umpire in many industries, including steel, airlines, and education. All of the faculty members enjoy teaching and helping advocates who process grievances and prepare/present cases.

CLE/HRCI/SHRM Information

Attorneys and HR professionals can earn credit. The number of credits for attorneys depends on the state. Please let us know on the registration form (or the online form) where you hold a license. (Most often, it is 7.0 CLE credits.)

This program is valid for 7.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

This program has also been approved for 7.0 recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute homepage at www.hrci.org.

Facility Description

The conference will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic. This facility is ideal for educational meetings. If you stay overnight, you will be steps away from the conference.

Hotel Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the InterContinental Hotel, the site of the conference. The group rate is $195 single. The room block is limited, so we recommend that reservations be made as early as possible. (The group rate expires on April 10, 2026). Reservations can be made by calling the InterContinental at 1-216-707-4100 or 855-765-8709. Be sure to mention that you are attending the Labor Arbitration Institute conference in order to receive the discounted rate. You can also make a reservation using THIS PASSKEY LINK.