R 423.506 Arbitrator selection.

Rule 6. (1) If a commission-nominated panel member is an advocate as defined in R423.501(b), either party may notify the other party and may request that the commission delete the panel member’s name from the list of nominees. The commission shall provide the parties with a replacement name of an arbitrator who is not an advocate. The request will extend the time limits in section 5(1) of act 312, MCL 423.235(1), by whatever reasonable time is necessary for the commission to provide the parties with another nominee and resume. If an arbitrator is not selected within 10 days, the commission may select an arbitrator. (2) Prior to an appointment by the commission, the parties may mutually agree upon the selection of an arbitrator from the commission's panel of arbitrators or an arbitrator who is eligible for membership on that panel and notify the commission of their selection. (3) An arbitrator's resume shall include all the following information: (a) A brief summary of the arbitrator's educational and professional background. (b) A list of the arbitrator's past 5 years of employment and an accurate statement of whether the arbitrator is an “advocate” as defined in R 423.501(b). (c) A list of the arbitrator's commission arbitration awards and fact finding reports. (d) A list that shows the percentage of advocacy work, if any, which was performed by the arbitrator and the arbitrator's firm or other entity with which the arbitrator has been associated on an annual basis for the past 5 years. (4) The panel member shall ensure that information contained in the arbitrator’s resume is current, including whether the panel member is an “advocate” as defined in R 423.501(b).