Synopses & Reviews
With the explosion of workplace litigation and the skyrocketing costs associated with it, employers in both the private and public sectors are seeking new ways to swiftly and inexpensively resolve disputes with their employees. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures offer ways to do this and, according to recent reports, more than 100 major corporations have made use of them. Not only are the costs of trying a workplace dispute before a jury avoided, but also due process requirements have been observed. McDermott and Berkeley introduce executives to ADR, how it's done, and its benefits. This book will be interesting and important reading for executives and for legal counsel that may be unfamiliar with ADR.
Review
...the book will interest practitioners and union activists. They will find much of value in its detailed case studies of ADR adapters (Federal Express, Rockwell, Continental Airlines, etc.), and its array of model ADR language....As it is initiated, designed, and financed by employers, many of whom ask their employees to thereafter sign away their right to litigate, ADR is likely to grow in significance and controversy. This well-written volume is a fine overview of the matter.Labor Studies Journal
Synopsis
A concise, readable, useful discussion of ADR, how it's done, and its benefits that is intended for private and public sector executives and their legal counsel.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-171) and index.
About the Author
E. PATRICK McDERMOTT is a general attorney in the New York City office of Capital Cities/ABC Inc., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company and is continuing his graduate studies at the School of Business and Public Management, George Washington University.ARTHUR ELIOT BERKELEY holds a J.D. from the New York University School of Law, and both an M.S. and D.B.A. from George Washington University.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Changing Legal and Legislative Landscape
Varieties of Alternative Dispute Resolution
The Trend: Corporate Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs
Appendix
Bibliography
Index