Biography
Harvey M. Shrage is Professor Emeritus at the College of Business at Western New England University, where he taught for thirty-four years. His courses included Labor-Management Relations and Employment Law.
Professor Shrage has served as a labor arbitrator in both private- and public-sector cases since 1988. He is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and serves on numerous arbitration panels, including the American Arbitration Association, Labor Relations Connection, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the State of Connecticut, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has also been appointed to several contractual arbitration panels.
Before joining the faculty at Western New England University, Professor Shrage served as an attorney with the Hartford Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board and later as a labor attorney for the United States Postal Service.
Professor Shrage earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.
Selected Publications
- “Investigative Reports: What Are They Worth Before a Labor Arbitrator?” Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal (Spring 2020) (with Hamakawa)
- “The Impact of Teacher Collective Bargaining Agreements on High School Coaches,” Marquette Sports Law Review (June 2017) (with Hamakawa)
- “The Just Cause Standard: Is an Investigation Necessary?” Rocky Mountain Law Journal, Vol. 3, pp. 17–34 (January 2015)
- “Using an Arbitration Simulation to Teach Critical Skills,” Atlantic Law Journal (Fall 2011)
- “The Appropriate Level of Discipline Under the Just Cause Standard: The Role of the Arbitrator,” Journal of Legal Studies in Business (Fall 2010)
- “Online Education and the Teaching of Business Law,” Midwest Law Review (Spring 2006)
- “Extending the Use of Arbitration to Non-Union Environments: Judicial Requirements for Due Process,” Southern Journal of Legal Studies (Fall 2002)
- “Is It Time to Put Virtual Hearings in the Rear View Mirror?” Connecticut Valley LERA (2022)
- Facilitator and Presenter, American Arbitration Association, Perfecting Your Labor Advocacy (2013, 2016, 2017)
- Panelist, Boston Bar Association, 40th Annual Workshop of Public Sector Labor Relations Specialists, Harvard Law School (May 2013)
- “Workplace Investigations,” Labor and Employee Relations Association, Connecticut Chapter (March 2011)
- “Remedies in Arbitration,” American Arbitration Association, Hartford, Connecticut (2010)
- “Surveillance in the Workplace,” American Arbitration Association (May 2009)