The public and very messy firing of the New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson has been likened to a “lightning strike to dry tinder.” As Amanda Bennett (former editor of the Philadelphia Post who was also fired) points out … Continue reading
Category Archives: Negotiation
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
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
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
Confidentiality is fundamental to the mediation process. Without the promise of confidentiality, employers and employees would be much less likely to use the mediation process to resolve their disputes. Without the promise of confidentiality, mediation would not be nearly as … Continue reading