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Settlement Judge Program (ADR)

      The voluntary unfair labor practice settlement program was established in the Office of Administrative Law Judges in mid-1995. This voluntary settlement program, described in section 2423.25(d) of the Authority's Regulations, may be initiated by any of the parties to a pending ULP case in which a complaint has been issued by the General Counsel and a hearing date before a Judge has been set. If all parties to the proceeding agree, a conference at a mutually agreeable date and time is set by the Settlement Judge -- usually prior to the pre-hearing conference -- and the parties discuss possible resolutions of the dispute without resort to litigation. The process is confidential in that nothing discussed at the conference is disclosed to the Judge designated to preside at the hearing if settlement efforts are unsuccessful. The program has achieved wide success, with more than 800 ULP complaints referred through the settlement process. Successful settlements were reached in well over 80 percent of those cases.

     Inquiries concerning the Settlement Judge Program should be directed to the Office of Administrative Law Judges (202) 218-6950.


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