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Appeal for Diversity
… for minority males, and just 4 percent of white females are mentors for minority females, according to an American Bar Association study adapted by the Law Firms Working Group. Henderson found that the strongest draw for a female or minority …
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The Hot List: 2007 Employment Law Firms
… days, as myriad legal issues confront employers in a global economy. Barbara Brown, chair-elect of the American Bar Association 's labor and employment law section, says she sees a lot of growth in the employer-defense niche of the …
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Firms Shifting Legal Benefits To Counseling
… Whatâ s the point of dealing with it?" Though legal troubles are about as likely as health problems--the American Bar Association says seven out of 10 Americans will need a lawyer at some point during the year--the legal insurance industry …
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About Your Forum Hosts
… variety of employment, labor and civil rights-related topics and his work has been published by both the American Bar Association and the American Banker's Association. Mr. Miklave earned a juris doctor degree, with honors, from the …
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Why Jury Is A Four Letter Word
… many organizations and advocacy groups have launched a backlash against such policies. In August 1997, the American Bar Association endorsed voluntary ADR but firmly opposed mandatory arbitration. The EEOC and the National Academy of Arbitrators …
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Pioneers in Online Mediation
… targetingemployers and HR professionals. www.abanet.org : Enter "online mediation" in thesearch field of the American Bar Association 's Web site. www.to-agree.com : Visit The Internet Mediator, whichoffers services and training in …
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Love vs. WorkHow You Lose by Making Employees Choose
… low productivity," explains Lynne Gold-Bikim, a family law lawyer in Philadelphia and a founder of the American Bar Association 's Preserving Marriages Project. This effort, founded in 1994, is designed to teach relationship-building …
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High Court Weighs in on Arbitration
… SupremeCourt's decision? Employers should look at protocols written by the American ArbitrationAssociation and the American Bar Association explaining what they would allow asemployment arbitration. But these agreements should allow for some degree …
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Proposed Ban on Shutdown Benefits Raises Need For Alternatives
… benefits, says Bill Beyer, an attorney at Washington, D.C.-based Keighton & Ashner. Beyer is part of an American Bar Association task force that is working to help Congress analyze the issues involved with reforming the pension system …
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Legal Assistance Offers Prepaid Peace of Mind
… lawyer can be helpful in solving, according to the American Bar Association , based in Chicago. Life-the simple act of living ..... were enrolled in prepaid legal plans, according to the American Bar Association . The number includes spouses and children-common …
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Blow the Whistle On Employment Disputes
… the arbitration procedure to be fair in every respect. How do you determine what's fair? In 1995, the American Bar Association 's committee on ADR and Labor and Employment Law developed a suggested "Due Process Protocol" to ensure …
