How to Successfully Mediate Employment Claims

Working in employment law for 30 years as a trial lawyer, in-house counsel, and now as a mediator, had left me feeling that I had seen it all. Nothing prepared me, however, for the year-long interruption of civil trials caused by Covid-19. Employer and employee litigants were left without the means to resolve employment claims in court. The consequent backlog of civil lawsuits has led parties to utilize mediation in greater numbers. Because employment claims are more complex than other types of litigation, success at mediation requires counsel to carefully choose the right time, the right mediator, and the right...