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LePage Bakery case: Supreme Court hears argument on FAA Transportation Exemption
March 20, 2024 - Shutterstock O n Feb. 20, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bissonnette v. LePage Bak- eries, a case that could have a sig- nif...
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Microaggression and gaslighting in the legal profession
February 26, 2024 - Shutterstock T he legal world has devoted considerable effort in re- cent years to broadening its ranks to reflect the larger society. Law sch...
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Navigating the workplace with compassion when a colleague is grieving
February 23, 2024 - Shutterstock Ileft the CAALA Installation and Awards Dinner and was standing in line with two friends waiting for my car to be brought out by the...
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Successful mediations call for an artist’s touch
February 20, 2024 - Mediation is essentially an art, not a science. Along the lines of Jus-tice Potter Stewart’s de- finition of pornography, you will know a good me...
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Unraveling the Gordian Knot of damages
February 09, 2024 - Shutterstock Greg Derin is a mediator and arbitrator at Signature Resolution. He can be reached at gderin@ signatureresolution.com. I n the Fourt...
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Worker classification: New rules shouldn’t change settlement calculus
February 02, 2024 - Shutterstock O n Jan. 9, the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor announced a new rule, effective March 11, that could impact how California businesses class...
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Can adult survivor claims disregard arbitration agreements under the EFAA?
February 01, 2024 - President Joe Biden signs H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, into law in the East Room of the Whi...
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Eppur si muove
January 26, 2024 - Shutterstock Greg Derin is a mediator and arbi- trator at Signature Resolution. He can be reached at gderin@signa- tureresolution.com. A lthough t...
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SB 365: Plaintiffs might get their day in court
January 04, 2024 - By Benny C. Osorio W hen Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 365 into law on Oct. 10, he sent a strong message that California would not mak...
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Liquidated damages could undo a settlement agreement
November 30, 2023 - Shutterstock A settlement agreement is typically the capstone of a successful mediation. Parties in a legal dispute have worked with the mediat...
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Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 1)
November 27, 2023 - Shutterstock T he purpose of this guide is to provide an instant definition of most of the common terms and “buzz- words” heard in a Famil...
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Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 2)
November 27, 2023 - Shutterstock T he purpose of this guide is to provide an instant definition of most of the common terms and “buzz- words” heard in a Famil...