10.2190/MX4H-YM22-W9N4-Y1HT MX4HYM22W9N4Y1HT 4 And the Winner is ...? External Law and its Influence on Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Grievances 149 165 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 MX4HYM22W9N4Y1HT.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=MX4HYM22W9N4Y1HT 2 Helen Elkiss University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign The purpose of this study is to examine arbitrators' use of legal criteria in sexual harassment grievances. By examining 132 arbitration awards published in Labor Arbitration Reports from 1982-1997, decisions were analyzed to determine whether arbitrators incorporate Title VII criteria in their decisions and, if so, whether the law influenced the arbitrator to deny, sustain, or split the grievance. Sexual harassment external law is defined by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, EEOC Guidelines on Sexual Harassment, and legal precedents. Furthermore, cases were divided into pre- and post-1991 to ascertain whether the 1991 changes to the Civil Rights Act affected the outcome of the awards.