Best Practices for Successful Employment Arbitration and Mediation
Date: Apr 1, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $159.00
Non-Member Price: $199.00
Section Price: $149.00
Areas of Law: Labor & Employment
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Keynote
Moderator
- Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, Esq.
- KSBranigan Law - Montclair, NJ (134287), Montclair
Presenters
- Tracy A. Armstrong, Esq.
- Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge
- Susan Sangillo Bellifemine, Esq.
- Susan Sangillo Bellifemine LLC, Cedar Grove
- Maureen S. Binetti, Esq.
- Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge
- Felicia T. Farber, Esq.
- Farber Resolutions, LLC, Wayne
- Ann Lesser, Esq.
- Vice President, Employment Division, American Arbitration Association, New York
- Kelly M. Purcaro, Esq.
- Greenspoon Marder, LLP, Newark
- Claudia A. Reis, Esq.
- Lenzo & Reis LLC, Morristown
Mediation and arbitration are widely used by employers to resolve employment disputes more efficiently and cost-effectively than traditional litigation in state or federal courts. Recent developments in both local and national laws have further impacted the mediation and arbitration landscape. This engaging seminar provides insight into current case law, practical guidance for both defense and plaintiff’s attorneys engaging in mediation or drafting, executing, and challenging arbitration agreements, and addresses ethical considerations and disclosures in both processes. This program is essential for a wide range of practitioners, including in-house counsel, attorneys involved in drafting dispute resolution provisions, management and plaintiff/union litigators, and neutrals serving as mediators or arbitrators.
Topics include:
- Overview of best practices for preparing and participating in employment mediations
- Strategies for effective communication and negotiation during mediation sessions
- Key legal considerations and recent developments impacting mediation agreements
- Ethical issues and disclosure requirements unique to mediation
- Unconscious and cognitive bias awareness in mediation
- Drafting and enforcing arbitration agreements: judicial trends and legislative updates
- Identifying and addressing enforceability issues such as notice, consent, and jury trial waivers
- Best practices for conducting successful arbitration hearings
- Ethical considerations and required disclosures in arbitration proceedings
- Unconscious and cognitive bias awareness in arbitration
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