WORKPLACE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
SPECIALIZING IN EMPLOYMENT LAW & LABOR RELATIONS
Mark Travis represented public and private sector organizations in employment litigation and labor relations disputes for 25 years before becoming a full-time neutral. He received his law degree from the University of Louisville and holds a Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law, where he also teaches labor and employment dispute resolution.
Practice Areas
- Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights
- Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
- Wrongful Discharge
- Wage and Hour Law
- Employment Contracts
Services
Arbitration
Mediation
NEWS & UPDATES
Sixth Circuit Affirms – and Reverses – Summary Judgment Decision of Tennessee Middle District
In Wyatt v. Nissan North America, (6th Cir., No. 20-5021, 05/28/21), Plaintiff Wyatt, a Project Manager for Nissan, appealed the decision of Judge Richardson of the Middle District of Tennessee, which had granted summary judgment as to Wyatt's various employment...
Sixth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment on HR Director’s Title VII Retaliation Claim
In Jackson v. Genesee County (MI) Road Commission (6th Cir., No. 20-1334, 05/27/2021) the plaintiff Jackson served as the Human Resources Director for the defendant Genesee County Road Commission (GCRC). Jackson claimed the GCRC discharged her in retaliation for her...
Sixth Circuit Rules Union Retiree Health Benefits Not Arbitrable
In United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied-Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC v. LLFlex, LLC, 2021 WL 1123301 (6th Cir., March 24, 2021), the Sixth Circuit, in a split decision, held that a dispute between a...