by Hannah Riley Bowles | 2:00 PM June 19, 2014
“Research shows that women are more reticent than men to negotiate their salary …. It begs the question: Why? …”
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The EEOC is challenging a form separation agreement which includes a clarification clause to avoid interference between a separation agreement’s nondisparagement provision and its possible interference with an employee’s right to participate in an EEOC investigation.
This may be notable for settlement agreement purposes, as well. Read:
E. REISMAN AND PAUL C. LANTIS ON JUNE 16, 2014
Online shoe retailer Zappos has just eliminated job postings from its recruitment strategy. Instead, people interested in working for the company must join its exclusive social network and become a “Zappos Insider” so they can connect with employees and demonstrate their passion for the firm as a way to help the hiring team determine if they are a fit for their corporate culture. Read full article here.
The most consistently challenged aspect of offers and counter-offers throughout a mediation is credibility. It becomes a currency of sorts in negotiating.
From the outset of negotiation, parties are sizing each other up – analyzing the strength of positions and evidentiary support – and disputing the credibility of each and the weight they are to be given.
Bargaining strength, then, is really Continue reading
Helping parties bridge gaps is the obvious part of a mediator’s job. Less noticed is the remedial work with respect to things communicated between deal brokers before and during the mediation.
In hopes of illuminating areas for improvement, here are just a couple of ways parties vex, but could facilitate, their resolution efforts. Continue reading
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