Washington D.C. - JAMS neutral, Marvin E. Johnson, Esq., has been selected by President Obama to serve as a Member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel – Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). Mr. Johnson is a nationally recognized mediator, arbitrator, and trainer with over 27 years of dispute resolution experience and has handled over 2,000 cases involving for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, federal and state agencies, and local government entities with dealings in numerous sectors. He is based in the JAMS Washington D.C. Resolution Center.
The seven-member Panel is an independent entity of the FLRA that resolves impasses between Federal agencies and unions representing employees arising from negotiations over conditions of employment under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute and the Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act. If bargaining between the parties, followed by mediation assistance, proves unsuccessful, then the Panel has the authority to recommend procedures and to take whatever actions it deems necessary to resolve an impasse.
“I am honored to serve on this Panel,” said Marvin E. Johnson. “The level of arbitration, mediation and labor relations experience represented by the members of this panel should have us well-equipped to manage the vast and varied disputes we will be addressing.”
Mr. Johnson served 16 years as Assistant and Associate Professor of Labor Relations, Business Law and Conflict Management at Bowie State University where he founded the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, an internationally recognized ADR entity, which provides dispute resolution education and training to culturally diverse audiences.
Previously, he was appointed by the Governor of Maryland to serve on the Maryland State Labor Relations Board and by the Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals to serve on the Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission. Mr. Johnson is a member of the International Academy of Mediators, the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, the Association for Conflict Resolution, the American College of Civil Trial Mediators, the Society of Labor and Employee Relations Professionals and Mediators Beyond Borders.
He received his J.D. from Catholic University Law School, his M.S. in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin, and his B.B.A. from Kent State University.
About JAMS, The Resolution Experts
Founded in 1979, JAMS, The Resolution Experts, is the nation’s largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services. With Resolution Centers nationwide, JAMS and its 250 full-time, exclusive neutrals are responsible for resolving thousands of the nation’s more important cases. JAMS may be reached at 800-352-5267 or www.jamsadr.com.