I was supposed to be mediating a case today at the Philadelphia office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today. With the record-long government shutdown still in full effect, all mediations are canceled. The government shutdown does impact everyday...
Many people confuse the difference between mediation and arbitration and in an NJ Supreme Court ruling this week, it cost a company who inserted what was purported to be a mandatory arbitration clause into a consumer agreement. In a nutshell, arbitration is a process...
Many people confuse arbitration with mediation. They are not the same thing and they are not interchangeable. On this blog, I rarely delve into the world of politics and international relations. However, I will given a comment made by President Trump on his trip to...
Most residential real estate sales contracts in NJ have a provision for a 3-day right of attorney review and disapproval, which gives the parties additional time to negotiate terms. The standard realtor contract provides for such notice to be given by certified mail,...
Last year, I wrote about Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, a sexual orientation discrimination case decided by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, where the court ruled that the sex provisions under Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964 do not protect against...
In some cultures and for some people, hugs and hugging is an acceptable form of greeting. For other cultures and some people, hugging non-relatives or friends is creepy or generally unacceptable. What happens when these two cultures clash in the workplace? Is it...
