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Posted: Sat May 7th, 2005 04:43 am |
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My Ex-Fiancee' is an Administrative Law Judge for the Labor Board for the state of California. I have some first-hand knowledge of what he does for a living. He travels throughout Southern California for hearings. The job seems to be very stressful and I'm not sure I would want to work in the field of labor issues. I have to say though that he had the opportunity to represent the track star for the Olympics, Flo Jo and was able to collect a reasonable amount of money for her. The job as an attorney then had to be rewarding and I'm sure that when he accepted the position as an attorney for the state he never imagined meeting her. He began working as a judge when a vacancy came up and has worked as one ever since.
He's really been a supporter of my legal studies and every now and then it's nice to be able to turn to him for advice. He's been an attorney for a very long time so he can usually assist me if I have any questions. I've told him though that I won't even consider the type of work he does. He's constantly busy all week long and on the days of intake barely takes a break, there's always a lot of cases that he's working on. He's always writing briefs, decisions or speaking with a client over the phone or in the office.
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Posted: Sat May 7th, 2005 03:04 pm |
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Hi Pat,
You make a very good point about working in Labor Law. It does take up a great deal of ones time and more often than not become very frustrating. In my 37 years with General Electric, I spent 17 of them as a Union Representative. I realize that many Union Reps. enter Formal dispute meetings shooting from the hip, only to shoot themselves in the foot in the process. I never took that approach, I would spend hours and hours researching the elements of the dispute at hand and would meet in seperate session with both Labor and Management before entering the Full and Formal negotiation session. I never considered myself an adversary of Management, rather I considered myself a Mediator who through research and understanding could bring both parties to the Big Table to hammer out an agreement that BOTH PARTIES were happy with and could live with. This experience is helping me currently in my studies to become a Certified Mediator. As frustrating as Labor Law may be, there are many personal satisfactions if you do your job well. Please don't cross Labor Law off your list, as they say: "Try it, you might like it!" you might even surprise yourself and find out you are a NATURAL for this vital area of Law.
It is great to see you on this board Pat, you bring such thought provoking views and suggestions. I am sure that YITZ and WOLI are proud to have you as a Graduate and Member of the Alumni Association. Have a great day and I look forward to your future postings.
Malcolm J. Mitchell
WOLI Alumni
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Posted: Sat May 7th, 2005 05:28 pm |
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Hi Mitch! Happy Saturday to you! Thank you for the compliments. I'm sure they feel the same about you as well. I never knew that you did so much when you were working with GE, WOW. I'm sure you'll be a great mediator because of all of your years of experience with GE, it sounds like you did it on a regular basis in the position that you held. Please email me personally about this course you're taking for mediation. I want to do Family Law Mediation for children in custody cases. You may find my email address on the school's website in the alumni association area of members.
I just want to give you some insight on something else. I worked for a little over a year and a half for an oil investment firm. My position in the company was for General Office Administration and I was responsible for setting up seminars for the company and contacting prospective clients who had shown an interest in the company. Then when the seminars were scheduled I would also attend the meetings and give them some insight into what would happen with their investment and what the company's future plans were. I would also take time to answer any questions they might have about the company. The situation that made me quit the position I held within the company was that the owner/CEO had a problem with paying his employees. From the first payroll check until the last the checks either bounced so there were no funds available or we just were unable to cash them for one reason or another. I don't need to tell you what this did to a single mom trying to make a living for two daughters and herself! I finally chose the time when my dad became ill (I needed to move back to where I live now to take over my dad's business), to say enough is enough with the problems the company had. This also came as the office fell into total darkness because the CEO didn't pay the electricity bill!!! I ended up taking my case before the Labor Board and an Administrative Law Judge. By this time I was engaged to the attorney who became an Adminstrative Law Judge for the Labor Board. He gave me some pointers that I would need to proceed with a case against the former employer. The day eventually came and I had to present my case before the Judge. I did so and I prevailed with the decision of the judge to award damages, plus penalties for the delay in the final payroll check and penalties on other payroll checks that I was unable to cash. Oh Yes, I kept those checks and presented them at the hearing. Within two weeks of the decision I had a check in my mailbox for not only the final payroll check but the ones that I was unable to cash before, plus the penalties that were assessed against the employer. I found out that he went out of business, no surprise there and that the office that he had opened in Northern California shut down too. He had gone up in the middle of the night and removed all the furniture from the building. Was he a 'Fly by night business'? I guess in a sense he was because that office was only open for a short time and eventually all the employess at the office where I was employed quit working for him and went through the Labor Board. It didn't take long for them to discover that it wasn't as hard as it seemed to go before a Judge and get what they were owed just as I had done.
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Posted: Tue Aug 10th, 2010 03:30 am |
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