Best Practices for Successful Employment Arbitration and Mediation
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $200
Non-Member Price: $250
Areas of Law: Dispute Resolution, Labor & Employment
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.0 in Diversity (Full Credits Available: NJ Advanced Diversity: 1.0, NJ General: 3.0). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Diversity Non-Transitional: 1.0, NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 3.0 |
| PA CLE: | PA Ethics Credit: 0.5, PA Substantive Credit: 2.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
Keynote
Moderator
- Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, Esq.
- KSBranigan Law, Montclair
Presenters
- Hon. Thomas M. Moore, P.J.Cv. (Ret.)
- O'Toole Scrivo LLC
- Tracy A. Armstrong, Esq.
- Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge
- Susan Sangillo Bellifemine, Esq.
- Susan Sangillo Bellifemine LLC, Cedar Grove
- Maureen S. Binetti, Esq.
- Binetti Dispute Solutions LLC, Edison
- 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