Construction Industry: Women Armed and Dangerous Have Mediators Frustrated Women have transformed from homemaker to a builder and ultimate decision maker in hiring contractors. The introduction of women into this field can be a barrier for the construction mediator in resolving disputes, where for years the field was dominated by men. Mediators have to recognize that men and women negotiate differently.Keywords:
Elizabeth Moreno, mediator, construction, arbitrator, women negotiating, negotiation, building industry, negotiation techniques, women in construction, legal negotiation, construction management, negotiation conflict resolution Celebrating The MLK Holiday Without Cutting Into a Businesses' Operating Revenue Employers face a dilemma, each year, on which holidays to give off to their employees. Many employers do not give Martin Luther King Jr. birthday as a holiday. They do not want to be seen as racist or close minded, but employers are concerned about making enough revenue in order to pay for their overhead. However, employers have a lot of options in solving this dilemma without cutting into their rKeywords:
Elizabeth Moreno, employer laws, employee benefits, employee compensation, employee policy, employee california, employee regulations, Elizabeth A Moreno, Martin Luther King Holiday for employees And the Oscar for Best Movie Goes To--- Crash of Racial Stereotypes and Humanitarian Babel. Last year we saw Crash running away with the Oscar, and was acclaimed for not only the best movie of the year, but for its exposure of race relations, bias and stereotypes in American society. Again this year, Hollywood, has by accident, created incredible teaching tools that can be used to raise our unconscious biases and stereotypes which can lead us to recognize unique, individual features of oKeywords:
Elizabeth Moreno, elimination of bias, unconscious bias, racial stereotypes, ethnic stereotypes, prejudice stereotypes, teaching tools, Los Angeles mediatior, Los Angeles employment attorney Mediators And Centurions Have More In Common Other Than Wearing Shoes Centurions conjure up images of battles and aggressiveness, not the attributes of a mediator who should be peace building and peacemaking individuals. It is far from a kinder- gentler, soul searching and peace loving process. Mediators have more in common with shoe wearing Centurions. Mediators, like Centurions, battle conflict. They are adept and skilled at using various tools in conquering conflKeywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, california mediation, workplace conflict resolution, los angeles California Supreme Court makes Confidentiality of Mediation Proceedings Iron Clad The California Supreme Court, in Simmons v. Ghaderi (July 21, 2008), has hammered in the last nail and has made confidentiality of mediation proceedings iron clad. The court held that there can be NO implied waiver of mediation confidentiality. An oral settlement agreement that is not in writing, signed by the parties and where there is no express waiver of mediation confidentiality, is not admissKeywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, California mediation, workplace conflict resolution, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Southern California, Elizabet The Dramatic Life of The Murphy Case Ends With Personal Injury Damages Taxable The dramatic life of the Murphy case came to a quiet end when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case which signaled the taxation of personal injury damages.Keywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, California mediation, workplace conflict resolution, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Southern California, Elizabet A Remedy for Misdiagnosed Conlict in the Workplace A complete breakdown of communication can happen in an instant and can be silent and deadly, misdiagnosed as it escalates into conflict in the workplace. Real time conflict tears at the quality of the work environment. What can be done about this conflict? Steps are outlined to add value, save money and defuse conflict in your working group.Keywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, human resources, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, California mediation, workplace conflict resolution, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Southern Califo New Employee Benefits: Weed and Paid Leave? California is seeking to be the first State in the nation to mandate that employee's get paid sick leave and continue to work while using Marijuana for medicinal purposes.Keywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, California mediation, workplace conflict resolution, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Southern California, Elizabet Mismatched Social Security Numbers: An Employer's Dilemma What should an employer do if they are faced with an employee's name that does not match the Social Security Number? Employers have to tread lightly in summarily terminating employees because of discrepancies in Social Security numbers. This article has useful information on how employer should handle this type of situation.Keywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, employment law, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, California mediation, workplace conflict resolution, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Southern Califor California Court Side Steps Mediation Confidentiality and Stretches to Find a Settlement Agreement. Counsel can no longer assume that anything that happens, especially written notes, is protected by the confidentiality provision. The California Court of Appeal in the case of Estate of Thottams ( August 13, 2008) found that a document in chart form that was prepared during a mediation to demonstrate how assets should be allocated between the heirs, and initials placed next to each entry was a setKeywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, California mediation, workplace conflict resolution, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Southern California, Elizabet Plaintiff's Personal Injury Attorneys Are Agonizing Over The New Medicare Reimbursement A new Medicare law, effective July 1, 2009, requires liability insurers (which include carriers who write CGL policies, auto policies, homeowners' policies and those defendants who are self-insured such as supermarkets) to determine and report whether a claimant is covered and is entitled to Medicare benefits. If the claimant received Medicare benefits Medicare is holding out both hands to make suKeywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, medicare second ary payer, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, California mediation, Los Angeles, Southern California, Elizabeth Moreno, centurio The Economic Downturn: Has Settling Cases Become an Exercise in Rearranging Titanic Deck Chairs . Mediators have seen a shift which is motivated by economic concerns which is fueling the settlement of cases. Economic concerns emanate from all the participants in mediation. A mediator now has to deal with this emotion and help the parties come to a mutually acceptable agreement. Mediators must confront these concerns and emotions with all the participants, including attorneys.Keywords:
Elizabeth A Moreno, mediation, conflict resolution mediation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation services, mediation arbitration, conflict mediation, California mediation, workplace conflict resolution, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Southern California, Elizabet
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