CURRENT POSITIONS:
Arbitrator & Mediator in private practice
Chair, Maine Board of Arbitration and Conciliation since 1999
Alternate Chair, Maine Labor Relations Board
Labor arbitrator on panels of:
- American Arbitration Association
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Labor Relations Connection
- Social Security Administration and AFGE
- Postal Police Officers Association
WORK HISTORY
- Adjunct Professor teaching Employee Relations at University of Southern Maine 2011-2012
- Mediator and Arbitrator, Maine Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Service
- Hearing Officer and Mediator, Maine Department of Education 2002-2021
- Hearing Officer, Maine Public Employees Retirement System 2003-2008
- Hearing Officer and Mediator, Maine Department of Labor 1993-2002
- Panel of Mediators, Maine Labor Relations Board 1996-1999
- Mediator, Maine Foreclosure Diversion Program 2013-2015
- Arbitrator, Maine Bureau of Insurance 1997-1999
- Mediator, Maine Workers' Compensation Board 1993-1996
- Attorney in Private Practice 1987-1995
- Law Clerk, Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Sidney W. Wernick and Maine Superior Court 1986-1987
- Legislative Aide, US House of Representatives 1978-1983
EDUCATION:
- Juris Doctor, University of Maine School of Law (1986)
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland (1977)
- Over 1000 hours in continuing education in mediation, arbitration, facilitation and dispute resolution
INDUSTRIES:
Agriculture, arts, construction, corrections, public and private education, health care, insurance, machinists, manufacturing, Office workers/clerical, police/fire, postal service, professional employees, public works, pulp and paper, shipbuilding, trucking, universities, utilities (electric and water).
ISSUES:
Arbitrability, benefits, contracting out, contract interpretation/application, discharge, discipline, discrimination, deferral issues, layoff/bumping/recall, overtime, promotion, reclassification, seniority/ability, unfair labor practices, wages, workplace safety.
TRAINING CONDUCTED (A partial representation of the type of training and public presentations Arbitrator Broder has provided:
- Discussion with Arbitrators- NH National Education Association
- Numerous presentations for LERA-Maine Chapters, including What Works and What Doesn't in Arbitration-LERA Maine
- Binding Arbitration--Nuts and Bolts for the Maine Litigator-Maine State Bar Association
- How Arbitrators Make Decisions- Maine Labor Relations Board
- Prehearing Issues in Arbitration-Maine State Bar Association
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Maine Chapter, Labor and Employment Relations Association: Current Board Member, Past President, Vice President, and Secretary
- Maine Association of Mediators: Past President, Secretary, Board Member
- Maine State Bar Association: Past Chair of ADR Section
- Association for Conflict Resolution