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1. The City of Phoenix has reappointed Richard Fincher for a second term…The City of Phoenix Council has reappointed Richard Fincher for a second term as Chairman of the Phoenix Employment Relations Board (PERB). PERB is the administrative law agency regulating labor-management relations between the City and its 13,000 employees. Election and unfair labor practice cases are heard by a panel of Hearing Officers. Fincher is a labor attorney and prior intern to Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Chicago. He is a full-time labor arbitrator on the rosters of the FMCS, AAA and NMB.
   
   
2. Mediation of whistleblower litigation…Workplace Resolutions LLC announces a new practice in the mediation of whistleblower litigation. Rocco Scanza and Richard Fincher has successfully completed substantive legal training and successfully mediated disputes under the whistleblower/retaliation programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Fincher also mediates and investigates retaliation disputes under the federal Sarbanes Oxley financial disclosure law.
   
   
3. Disputes with the highly-paid executive…Workplace Resolutions LLC announces a new practice in the mediation and arbitration of disputes with the highly-paid executive. This practice includes claims rising from alleged violation of employment agreements, separation agreements and common law. Disputes involve non-compete covenants, payments of executive compensation, and breach of employment agreements. Mediator Richard Fincher has negotiated hundreds of employment and separation agreements on behalf of executives and employers, and litigated numerous claims involving non-competition and non-solicitation covenants. He is also an expert in executive compensation plans.
   
   
4. Richard Fincher certified as a transformative mediator…The Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation has announced that Richard Fincher has completed the requirements to be a certified mediator for their national roster. Numerous workplace programs (Raytheon Corporation, US Postal Service, Federal Occupational and Health) require the innovative transformative methodology. Certification requires extensive study, an oral examination, and demonstrated skills based on a video mediation.
   
   
5. The Institute for Conflict Resolution (ICR)… The Institute for Conflict Resolution (ICR) at Cornell University has announced that Rocco Scanza has been appointed as the ICR Executive Director and Richard Fincher has been selected as adjunct faculty. ICR offers a nationally recognized certificate program in ADR for emerging neutrals, attorneys, and executives.
   
   
6. The Model Workplace Program of TSA/Homeland Security has retained Richard Fincher to support their employee and cultural needs. Richard has facilitated meetings of the National (Employee) Advisory Committee in Crystal City, Virginia, and has facilitated operational planning meetings at Denver Airport. The TSA Model Workplace program is a highly innovative cultural program designed around interest-based problem solving as a core managerial process.

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• Avoiding Workplace Violence
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• Personal Security for Employment Arbitrators
• The Future Of Conflict Management Systems In Employment Litigation