As has been reported in various media outlets, the Dean of the College of Law at the University of Cincinnati is in conflict with some of the tenured faculty over steps she’s taken to address the multi-million dollar budget deficit … Continue reading
After acknowledging in recent testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections that “[c]ombating discrimination in the workplace is a worthy goal and one that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce … Continue reading
As a part of the on-going series on mediation of employment lawsuits, I’m thrilled to be able to share with you this week the perspectives of defense counsel Margaret (“Meg”) Campbell. Like Atlanta plaintiff’s attorney Ed Buckley, who I interviewed … Continue reading
As a part of my ongoing series on workplace mediations, I recently caught up with esteemed plaintiff’s attorney Edward D. Buckley. Ed is a founding partner of the Atlanta law firm Buckley & Klein, LLP, which is one of Atlanta, … Continue reading
After the EEOC investigates claims of civil rights violations in the workplace, it either finds “reasonable cause” that illegal conduct has occurred or not. For those reasonable cause findings, the EEOC is legally required to engage in efforts to conciliate … Continue reading
This blog is the third in a series about workplace mediation. In the series, I will be interviewing various plaintiff’s counsel, defense counsel and in-house counsel counsel and sharing their insights for successfully mediating a workplace dispute. In sharing these perspectives, my … Continue reading
Earlier this week, I kicked-off a blog series about workplace mediation. I’ve dubbed this series the “Atticus Finch Walk In Your Skin” and over the next several weeks I will be interviewing various plaintiff’s counsel, in-house counsel and defense counsel … Continue reading
I’m probably one of the few mediators in the country who has literally sat at every seat at the proverbial workplace mediation table. Over the course of my career, I’ve been outside counsel for employers; in-house counsel at the General … Continue reading
I recently had the opportunity to speak to a group of HR professionals in Atlanta, GA about the mediation of workplace disputes. In preparing for that discussion, I created a Powerpoint® presentation that I thought my blog readers might also … Continue reading
A recent discussion I had with a group of business people at various stages of their careers is the genesis for this blog posting. In the discussion, we were talking about the different dispute resolution processes we might use to … Continue reading