An Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

THE RIGHT WAY

No savvy business owner bears the risk of fire, theft or customer injury without the protection of a loss prevention program, such as liability insurance.  Yet, it is far more likely that your company will face an employee lawsuit than the devastating cost of a fire.  Almost 75% of all business litigation today involves employee disputes, and the typical expense of such a lawsuit exceeds $250,000 in judgments, costs and attorney's fees.

 

All employers, large and small, should develop preventative strategies to address exposure to lawsuits.  An employee dispute resolution program is a very effective option to address the runaway costs of employment litigation.

 

Your low cost investment in ELCG's model Employee Dispute Resolution Program can literally "pay for itself" by reducing the size of your legal budget, the management time lost to trial preparation, the loss of customers due to distractions and inability to focus on the company's core business, and the potential loss of good will due to harmful publicity.

 
How Does ELCG's Employee Dispute Resolution Program Work?
ELCG's model Program offers a company the greatest measure of protection from runaway litigation expenses by substituting binding arbitration before a neutral arbitrator for court litigation before unpredictable and potentially rogue juries.  Statistics show that binding arbitration is more economical, and less time consuming than typical court litigation.  The Program developed by ELCG has a three-step process -  the first step is a "second, internal look" by the company with full opportunity by both parties to resolve the dispute to their mutual satisfaction.  Step 2 is mediation of the dispute before a neutral mediator.  If Steps 1 and 2 do not resolve the matter, then binding arbitration (not court litigation) becomes the exclusive process to resolve the dispute.
 
What's Included in ELCG's Employee Dispute Resolution Program?

Your license fee includes the following materials and services:

  • Program Booklet  (approximately 40 pages) This booklet is downloaded from ELCG, reproduced and distributed to each employee covered by the Program at time of implementation.

  • Complete Rules applicable to the arbitration process, which are contained in the Program Booklet.

  • All Forms necessary to support your use of the Program.  All forms can be downloaded and reproduced.

  • Complete Implementation Guide (approximately 20 pages) for easy in-house communication of the Program to current employees and future new hires.

  • Consultation with ELCG (via telephone, facsimile or e-mail) regarding implementation of the Employee Dispute Resolution Program.

A second tier license fee entitles you to the above materials and services PLUS up to 5 hours per calendar month of consulting services from ELCG regarding matters related to the Program, assistance with investigation of employee complaints covered by the Program, or other matters as agreed to between licensee and ELCG.

 
Before I order the program, can I see a sample of the Program Booklet and the Implementation Guide?
Yes.  click here for a sample of both documents including a Table of Contents
 
How do I order ELCG's Employee Dispute Resolution Program?
Simply click here to receive information on placing your order.  Remember the Program is priced at two levels, depending on the level of ELCG consulting support you choose for the implementation and administration of the Program

Employment Law Consulting Group, LLC
David W. Byers, J.D.
E-Mail: dbyers@elcg.com
Telephone: (972) 618-0481