In the Labor and Employment area, Mr. Ammeson no longer advocates for obvious reasons. Mr. Ammeson’s past experience during his 30 year career includes counseling and advising both Employers and Unions; litigating to jury verdict race-discrimination, age-discrimination, disability discrimination, testing discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower and wrongful discharge claims on behalf of both Employers and plaintiffs, in both State and Federal Courts. Mr. Ammeson experience includes both private-sector and public-sector labor contract negotiations and arbitration advocacy, as well as advocacy before administrative tribunals. Before obtaining his law degree, Mr. Ammeson negotiated and administered the basic steel contract.
Mr. Ammeson’s non-advocacy experience includes arbitral determination of issues involving Absenteeism, Arbitrability, Bargaining Unit Work, Conduct, Demotion, Discipline (Non-Discharge), Discipline (Discharge), Discrimination: Age, Disability, Race, Sex, Religion, National Origin, Drug/Alcohol Offenses, Fringe Benefits: Bonus, Holidays, Insurance, Interest Arbitration, Leave, Vacation, Health/Hospitalization, Job Performance, Job Posting/Bidding, Jurisdictional Disputes, Layoffs/Bumping/Recall, Management Rights, Past Practices, Pension and Welfare Plans, Promotion, Retirement, Safety/Health Conditions, Seniority, Sexual Harassment, Subcontracting/Contracting Out, Union Security, Wages: Cost-of-Living Pay, Holiday Pay, Incentive Pay, Job Classification and Rates, Overtime Pay, Vacation Pay, Work Hours/Schedules/Assignments, Working Conditions/Work Orders, Timeliness, Discipline, Union Seniority, Administrative Leave, Payment Error, Negligence, Injury, Insurance Negligence, Past Practice/ Layoff, Reassignment.
Mr. Ammeson also has long-standing experience as an interest arbitrator, having long been a member of the Michigan Employment Relation Commission’s Act 312 panel.