Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
May 6, 2022
Early mediation in employment disputes: The why’s, how’s and benefits
Confidentiality is no longer a permissible term in the settlement of cases arising out of sexual harassment. Yet, in many instances, neither the employee or employer wishes to make the details of a sexual harassment claim “public.”
Jan Frankel Schau
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ADR Services, Inc.
1900 Ave of the Stars Ste 250
Los Angeles 90067
Email: jfschau@adrservices.org
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Imagine a hypothetical scenario in which two co-workers are caught having a sexual affair at the office. Though it is not a violation of policy, their passionate relationship becomes a workplace drama that makes others uncomfortable – leading to a complaint to Human Resources, an investigation and ultimately a termination of the one who is deceptive to HR about the relationship. Imagine that the terminated employee very soon thereafter gets a higher paying job and en...
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