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Transforming At-Will Employment Disputes Into Wrongful Discharge Claims: Fertile Ground For Adr, Mary A. Bedikian
Transforming At-Will Employment Disputes Into Wrongful Discharge Claims: Fertile Ground For Adr, Mary A. Bedikian
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This Article begins by reviewing the historical evolution of the at-will rule and examining the common law wrongful dismissal theories. Next, it describes the recent trend of arbitrating wrongful discharge disputes, a trend which the author suggests provides a practical, sound forum for the resolution of employment claims.' 3 Finally, since arbitration is in derogation of the common law, this Article discusses the constitutional and pragmatic barriers to full-scale reform and use of arbitration. The author concludes that fragmentation of interests, political motivations, and the reluctance of the United States Supreme Court to confront an indispensable provision of the Federal …
Compulsory Alternative Dispute Resolution And Voluntarism: Two-Headed Monster Or Two Sides Of The Coin , Lucy V. Katz
Compulsory Alternative Dispute Resolution And Voluntarism: Two-Headed Monster Or Two Sides Of The Coin , Lucy V. Katz
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This Article broadly defines compulsory ADR3 to include any process in which the parties experience a lack of free choice about their participation, other than a civil or criminal trial with full due process protections. Thus, it includes not only court-ordered ADR4 (or alternatives mandated by statute), but also judicial mediation, settlement conferences, non-mandatory summary jury trials, and other techniques5 in which there is pressure on litigants to forgo trials, at least temporarily, and to utilize alternatives to bring about settlement.6