by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 10, 2017 | Conflict Quote
“Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.” — Norman Cousins (1915 – 1990), American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. One of the goals of mediation is to anticipate consequences of the decisions the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 3, 2017 | Conflict Quote
Whenever anything negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson within it, although you may not see it at the time. — Eckhart Tolle (b. 1948), German author and spiritualist
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 19, 2017 | Conflict Quote
“It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.” — Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996), American Jazz Singer Mediation is a forward-looking process — we worry less about what happened and more about how to...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 6, 2017 | Conflict Quote
“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due.” — W. R. Inge (1860 – 1954), English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral
by Marvin Schuldiner | May 19, 2017 | Labor and Employment
Employment attorney Robin Shea published an excellent article over at the Employment & Labor Insider blog entitled 9 traits of a bang-up workplace investigation. In my EEOC and NJ LAD mediations over the years, I have seen a number of poorly executed...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 12, 2017 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
Most residential real estate sales contracts in NJ have a provision for a 3-day right of attorney review and disapproval, which gives the parties additional time to negotiate terms. The standard realtor contract provides for such notice to be given by certified mail,...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 7, 2017 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
Last year, I wrote about Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, a sexual orientation discrimination case decided by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, where the court ruled that the sex provisions under Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964 do not protect against...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 1, 2017 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
In some cultures and for some people, hugs and hugging is an acceptable form of greeting. For other cultures and some people, hugging non-relatives or friends is creepy or generally unacceptable. What happens when these two cultures clash in the workplace? Is it...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 15, 2017 | Conflict Quote
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker (1944 – ), American novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist Mediation is a process that gives all sides a voice in a safe...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 7, 2017 | Conflict Quote
If honor were profitable, everyone would be honorable. — Sir Thomas More (1478 – 1535), English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and Renaissance humanist.
