Employment/Wage & Hour Mediation Training

In recent years, we have seen a dramatic rise in Employment Law disputes, exacerbated recently by the COVID-19 pandemic, #MeToo Movement, a proliferation of wage and hour claims, among other reasons. To achieve a quicker, more cost effective resolution of the matters, we have also seen a substantial increase in the number of employment-related matters being resolved through mediation, often times with courts' encouragement.

This 3-Half Day training program will instruct you on the substantive information and techniques needed to manage and resolve employment-related disputes, taught by an All-Star faculty.

The program will cover the following areas:

Day 1:

• Introduction
• Anti-discrimination Statutes (Title VII, ADEA, EPA, NYC & NYS HRL; ADA; FMLA)
• Sexual Harassment and Gender
• Participant Perspectives: Employer; Employee; Mediator
• Mediation Cross-Cultural Competency Skills
• Damages, Remedies and Relief

Day 2:

• Overview of Fair Labor Standards Act
• Hospitality
• Classification of Employees
• Virtual Mediation: Key Issues and Considerations
• Damages Calculations

Day 3:

• The Low Wage Worker Experience
• Practical Tips: Handling Emotions at the Mediation
• Mediation Agreements and Concluding the Case
• Tips on Mediating Wage and Hour Cases
• Tips on Impasse-Breaking in Employment and Wage & Hour Mediation
• Ethical Issues Arising in Employment and Wage & Hour Mediation

Featured JAMS Speakers

Vivien B. Shelanski, Esq.

Stephen P. Sonnenberg, Esq.