ADR procedures now can be found in many employment contracts, personnel manuals and employee handbooks. The AAA has developed rules and procedures for handling employee-related disputes. This is a guide to the various dispute-resolution options and the programs available to facilitate dispute resolution.

This guide provides a quick overview of the arbitration process in general and addresses questions affecting parties who do not plan to utilize a representative in the arbitration proceedings. Topics covered include the roles and responsibilities of the other parties and their representatives--as well as those of the arbitrator--and the steps of the ADR process, from the filing of the case to the hearing and the award.

This guide provides employers and their employees with information about the development and use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options available to resolve workplace disputes. 
 
 

Today more than ever, companies recognize the need to resolve disputes faster and contain costs while facilitating better outcomes. That’s why many are turning to settlement. And to the American Arbitration Association’s® (AAA) Non-Binding Dispute Resolution Services – a suite of settlement options that offers smart, effective solutions.Today more than ever, companies recognize the need to resolve disputes faster and contain costs while facilitating better outcomes. That’s why many are turning to settlement. And to the American Arbitration Association’s® (AAA) Non-Binding Dispute Resolution Services – a suite of settlement options that offers smart, effective solutions.

The AAA offers a vast archive of redacted full-text labor and employment arbitration awards online, hosted by leading information provider LexisNexis.

Negotiated employment contracts that contain an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) component, such as early resolution, mediation or arbitration, can help diminish the threats associated with executive-level employment disputes. Because the American Arbitration Association® (AAA) is a worldwide provider of ADR and employment dispute resolution services, organizations are able to tap the considerable expertise and information resources available through the AAA® to develop effective employment dispute resolution clauses for negotiated employment agreements.

As a human resource professional, corporate counsel, or other specialist in the  field of employer/employee relations, you know that workplace conflicts can be time-consuming to resolve and also have far-reaching consequences for companies and their employees if they are not resolved expeditiously and effectively.