Employment

Employers and employees may face workplace disputes involving alleged wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, sexual harassment, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability. Careful consideration is given to each matter we administer, and we pride ourselves on providing litigants with responsive service.

NAM’s employment services include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting in the implementation of a customized ADR program where none exists;
• Implementing and administering NAM’s Rules and Procedures in conjunction with an entity’s existing dispute resolution initiative(s); and
• Adapting NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures to the specific requirements of a program already mutually agreed upon by an employer and the employee(s).

We have extensive experience in providing dispute resolution services to address such issues and we hold ourselves to the highest standards. NAM offers a fair, timely and cost-efficient forum that enables both employers and employees to effectively resolve employment disputes.

NAM administrates employment programs throughout the United States for companies whose employees are located regionally, nationally and internationally. Our employment experience encompasses an array of matter types, including:

• Wage and hour / Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA);
• Wrongful termination;
• Sexual harassment;
• Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability.

NAM has extensive experience providing dispute resolution services to address employment issues. Our nationwide panel includes more than 1,600 highly respected and experienced former judges and legal practitioners who specialize in or have strong expertise in employment matters, located in all 50 states and internationally. Due to our expansive footprint of employment neutrals across geographies, we can provide panels within 50 miles of any major city in the U.S. to ensure the best selection of neutrals for all parties.

NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures that detail each step of the arbitration and mediation process have been specifically designed to fairly and efficiently resolve Employment disputes. Of paramount importance is that our procedures ensure the integrity and neutrality of the dispute resolution forum to all litigants.

These Rules are to be used when employment-related dispute resolution provisions/programs have been established whereby both the Employers and the Employees have agreed to utilize Arbitration and/or Mediation to resolve employment-related disputes (as more fully described in Rule No. 2 below). When such a provision/program exists, there may be instances in which the Rules and Procedures of the provision/program as written and as agreed upon by the Employer and the Employees differ from some of the Rules and Procedures as contained therein. In these instances, NAM’s Rules and Procedures contained herein may be modified to conform to that of the program as established and mutually agreed upon by the Employer and the Employees. Such modifications would be subject to NAM’s review and acceptance.

Provided below are the following links:

• Overview of NAM’s Employment ADR Program
• The Fairness Issue: Due Process Protocol
• NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures
• Demand for Arbitration for Employees
• Demand for Arbitration for Employers
• NAM’s Fees and Costs for Employment Disputes
• Mass Arbitration Filings
  • Overview
  • Supplemental Rules
• Employment Arbitration Initiatives Governed by a Company’s Own Rules and Procedures
• Employment Arbitration or Mediation Where There is No Pre-Existing Contractual Provision
• Sample ADR Contract Clause (Employment)

Please note that NAM recommends that any company that is initiating an Employment ADR Program make available to employees a document that explains the arbitration/mediation program and provides an explanation of the frequently asked questions that might be asked. NAM can offer suggestions relating to the areas that are typically addressed in such a document.

Employment Disputes between Employee and Employer, Five Star Quality Care, Inc.

NAM has been selected as the Administrator of the Five Star Quality Care, Inc. Employment Arbitration Program.

If you believe that you have a claim against the company that is subject to arbitration as more fully set forth in your agreement with Five Star Quality Care, Inc., please click below for printable versions of the following documents:

• NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures (*)
• Demand for Arbitration Form

(*) – NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures shall govern the arbitration of these matters except as modified by the terms of the Employee’s Agreement with Five Star Quality Care, Inc.

NAM has been selected as the Administrator of the Reit Management & Research LLC Employment Arbitration Program.

If you believe that you have a claim against the company that is subject to arbitration as more fully set forth in your agreement with Reit Management & Research LLC, please click below for printable versions of the following documents:

• NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures
• Demand for Arbitration for Employees

Employment Disputes between Employee and Employer, Sonesta Hotels International Corporation.

NAM has been selected as the Administrator of the Sonesta Hotels International Corporation Employment Arbitration Program.

If you believe that you have a claim against the company that is subject to arbitration as more fully set forth in your agreement with Sonesta Hotels International Corporation, please click below for printable versions of the following documents:

• NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures
• Demand for Arbitration Form

(*) – NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures shall govern the arbitration of these matters except as modified by the terms of the Employee’s Agreement with Sonesta Hotels International Corporation.

Employment Disputes between Employee and Employer, TA Operating LLC d/b/a TravelCenters of America and Petro Stopping Centers

NAM has been selected as the Administrator of the TA Operating LLC Employment Arbitration Program.

If you believe that you have a claim against the company that is subject to arbitration as more fully set forth in your agreement with TA Operating LLC, please click below for printable versions of the following documents:

• NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures
• Demand for Arbitration Form

(*) – NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures shall govern the arbitration of these matters except as modified by the terms of the Employee’s Agreement with TA Operating LLC.

Employment Disputes between Employee and Employer, TA Operating Nevada LLC

NAM has been selected as the Administrator of the TA Operating Nevada LLC Employment Arbitration Program.

If you believe that you have a claim against the company that is subject to arbitration as more fully set forth in your agreement with TA Operating Nevada LLC, please click below for printable versions of the following documents:

• NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures
• Demand for Arbitration Form

(*) – NAM’s Employment Rules and Procedures shall govern the arbitration of these matters except as modified by the terms of the Employee’s Agreement with TA Operating LLC.