Labor and Employment Law
Ca. Labor & Emp't Rev. January 2021, Volume 35, No. 1
Content
- Labor & Employment Law Section Executive Committee 2020-2021
- Cases Pending Before the California Supreme Court
- Employment Law Case Notes
- From the Editors Editorial Policy
- Inside the Law Review
- Introducing
- Masthead
- MCLE Self-Study: New California Employment Laws
- Message From the Chair
- Nlra Case Notes
- Public Sector Case Notes
- The Labor and Employment Law Section's New Executive Committee Members
- The Top Cases of 2020
- Wage and Hour Case Notes
- Mediation Tips and Arbitration Bits
MEDIATION TIPS AND ARBITRATION BITS
By Alan R Berkowitz
Alan R. Berkowitz is a mediator with Judicate West, specializing in individual and class action cases. He has resolved hundreds of cases involving all types of employment matters, including wage and hour class actions and PAGA claims, many of which resulted in seven-to-eight-figure settlements. Before retiring from the practice of law to become a full-time mediator, he was a partner with Bingham McCutchen, managing partner with Schachter Kristoff Orenstein and Berkowitz, and Regional Attorney at the NLRB, Region 32. He has tried over 50 cases in state and federal courts and administrative agencies on behalf of both defendants and plaintiffs.
MEDIATION BRIEFS REDUX
In the November 2020 issue of the Law Review, this column urged parties to exchange mediation briefs to maximize the chances of a successful mediation outcome. This column addresses the form and content of mediation briefs in individual labor and employment cases from this mediator’s point of view.