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Exploring Voluntary Arbitration Of Individual Employment Disputes, Alfred W. Blumrosen
Exploring Voluntary Arbitration Of Individual Employment Disputes, Alfred W. Blumrosen
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Article outlines an arbitration process which may be employed in individual employment contracts to achieve a fair disposition of disputes, with the maximum finality for an arbitration decision which is consistent with legal principles. Where finality is not possible, arbitration would be a condition precedent to formal legal processes. To assure fairness in the process, the employer would agree to pay the arbitrator's fee and the employee's attorney fees incurred in connection with the arbitration.
Reforming At-Will Employment Law: A Model Statute, Liana Gioia, Per Ramford
Reforming At-Will Employment Law: A Model Statute, Liana Gioia, Per Ramford
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Effective relief for at-will employees can only be achieved through statutory reform. Although specific legislation has been proposed on the federal
Court-Annexed Arbitration, A. Leo Levin
Court-Annexed Arbitration, A. Leo Levin
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Court-annexed arbitration is utilized more extensively today than ever before. It commands widespread and increasing interest, not only because it serves the litigants well, but also because it offers to beleaguered courts a measure of relief from seriously overburdened dockets. This Article examines the use of court-annexed arbitration as an alternative method of dispute resolution. Part I describes how court-annexed arbitration works and the goals it is designed to achieve. Part II focuses on what the actual experience with court-annexed arbitration has been. Utilizing data from a recent empirical study on court-annexed arbitration by the Federal Judicial Center, this section …