John Ayers-Mann on Arbitration

Is Arbitration the Answer: Vaccination Arbitration?

We have written a lot about the pluses and minuses of requiring arbitration of employment disputes. The arithmetic is complicated and employers come to different sums....more

1/6/2022 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Unions , Vaccinations

Is Arbitration the Answer: Can Companies Win Summary Judgment In Arbitration?

In comparing arbitration to litigation, it would be misleading to compare the time, cost and risk of resolving a case at an arbitration hearing to the time, cost and risk of resolving a case at trial. After all, in most...more

6/11/2021 / American Arbitration Association , Arbitration , Employment Litigation , Summary Judgment

Is Arbitration The Answer: What About Mass Arbitration?

In recent years, a new factor has entered the equation for employers considering employee arbitration programs: mass arbitration....more

3/31/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Attorney's Fees , Filing Fees

Do Employment Arbitration Programs Reduce Legal Costs?

We continue our series examining whether an employment arbitration program can help minimize legal risks from COVID-19 and beyond by considering another question employers should ask when deciding whether to adopt an...more

2/26/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Employment Litigation , Legal Costs

Are Arbitration Agreements Fair and Consistent With Company Culture? A Series on Arbitration Agreements

Seyfarth Synopsis: This series (Is Arbitration the Answer? and Can Arbitration Agreements Protect Employers Against Class Actions?) examines whether an employee arbitration program can help minimize legal risks from COVID-19...more

2/16/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Class Action , Dispute Resolution

Are Arbitration Agreements Fair and Consistent With Company Culture?

This series (Is Arbitration the Answer? and Can Arbitration Agreements Protect Employers Against Class Actions?) examines whether an employee arbitration program can help minimize legal risks from COVID-19 and beyond....more

2/11/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Employment Policies

Can Arbitration Agreements Protect Employers Against Class Actions?

This series examines whether an employee arbitration program can help minimize legal risks from COVID-19 and beyond. For many employers, an important reason for rolling out arbitration is a desire to avoid class and...more

1/20/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Class Action , Federal Arbitration Act

Is Arbitration the Answer?

Most employers have seen the forecasts. The waves of employees let go in the COVID crisis will file a surge of employment claims. Worse, plaintiffs’ lawyers will scrutinize the many changes required by the pandemic and...more

1/6/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Class Action , Class Action Arbitration Waivers , Contract Drafting , Contract Terms , Employment Contract , Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

John Ayers-Mann

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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