Employment and ADR

Employment law has made broad use of mediation — sometimes with arbitration as a back-up — for disputes involving discrimination; termination; failure to hire or promote; harassment, and non-compliance with wage and hour provisions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employment contracts in New York frequently provide for ADR at the employer’s expense, generally in exchange for giving up the right to litigate.

New York City

• City Commission on Human Rights

New York State

• State Division of Human Rights

Federal

• The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (“EEOC”) provides information about mediation, along with FAQs for matters associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The EEOC also has a regional office in New York City; its ADR contact information is:
  

  Christopher Kwok
  EEOC
  33 Whitehall Street
  New York, NY 10014
  212-336-3647
  christopher.kwok@eeoc.gov