If you run a business and you have a conflict with a worker over their employment status, you might feel anxious over what will happen next. You have spent a lot of time and effort building a good reputation for your business. You might fear your customers will turn...
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3 ways workplace mediation may beat discipline
You rely on your employees to meet customer demands. Eventually, though, members of your staff may butt heads. After all, as many as 85% of U.S. workers report experiencing conflict at their places of employment. While it is sometimes necessary to resolve conflict...
Handling a sexual harassment claim involving a staff member
Sexual harassment is an incredibly challenging issue for many businesses, whether an employer does not realize that a workers' rights violations are taking place or a staff member falsely accuses someone in the company of sexually harassing them. Either way, it is...
When should you use mediation to resolve workplace disputes?
Diverse opinions, working styles and approaches to a project make your workplace strong and healthy. Unfortunately, it can also lead to clashes. As an employer, disputes among your employees can be stressful and difficult to manage. Depending on the size of your...
Mediation: a sometimes optimal process for resolving legal disputes
Quicker. Cheaper. Less stressful. Greater autonomy for involved parties. A focus on civility rather than adversarialism.With benefits like that to recommend it, why would parties in legal disagreement ever fail to give mediation a timely and measured look as a...
What’s so great about mediation?
Most businesses, whether here in California or elsewhere, end up in disputes with other businesses or individuals. They could be vendors, customers or employees. Resolving those disputes doesn't always happen over lunch or a friendly phone call.The first step is often...
Will mediation work for your conflict?
The conflict you are facing with an insurance company, in your business or among your family members is consuming your energy. The longer you and the other party struggle, the more firmly you become entrenched in your own side of the issue. You may be spending more...
Could mediation be an option for you?
Like other California residents, you may find yourself embroiled in a dispute with another party. Perhaps you attempted to resolve the situation without involving the courts, but those efforts got you nowhere. Now, you are facing the possibility of filing a lawsuit.If...
Mediation may offer benefits for dealing with employment disputes
Business needs are a common aspect of owning and running a company. In many cases, those needs also coincide with keeping employees happy. Unfortunately, problems can arise within a business and its operations that make it difficult for you and your employees to see...