Disability Stats

A survey conducted by Price Waterhouse and Cornell's PERC Institute on Conflict Resolution of over 530 corporations in the Fortune 1000 category revealed the following trends:
• 90% of respondents view Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as a critical cost-control technique.
• 54% of respondents indicate that cost pressures directly affected their decision to use ADR.
• 88% of respondents reported using mediation in the last three years.
• 23% of respondents use grievance procedures for non-union employment dispute resolution. (A decade ago only a small percentage used them.)

The number of sexual harassment claims has dramatically increased in recent years. Many people and organizations feel this cause of action is overused. They fear large legal bills incurred by false claims. They also fear the ugliness of the claims themselves.
Often, allegations of sexual harassment leave employers trying to determine the credibility of two equally valuable emp...