A Just Alternative or Just an Alternative? Mediation and the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Authors:
Commissioner Paul Steven Miller

Certainly litigation in federal court is a critical component to implementing this vital civil rights statute, and mediation is not appropriate for every kind of disability employment rights case. However, mediation is not second-class justice either, and in many instances, with procedural safeguards to ensure fairness, mediation can provide better justice than a lawsuit.