Common use of Mediation Before Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Mediation Before Arbitration. The foregoing provisions regarding Arbitration notwithstanding, before any Arbitrable Dispute is submitted to arbitration, the Parties agree to mediate such dispute in good faith with a professional mediator who is also a licensed attorney experienced in the area of employment law. If the parties cannot agree on the choice of a mediator, each party shall select a mediator, the two of whom will then select a third mediator who alone will conduct the mediation. In the event one party makes a demand on the other for mediation to which such party fails to respond for a period of thirty days, the party demanding mediation may then submit the dispute directly to Arbitration pursuant to the Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate.

Mediation Before Arbitration. The foregoing provisions regarding Arbitration notwithstanding, before any Arbitrable Dispute is submitted to arbitration, the Parties agree to mediate such dispute in good faith with a professional mediator who is also a licensed attorney experienced in the area of employment law. If the parties cannot agree on the choice of a mediator, each party shall select a mediator, the two of whom will then select a third mediator who alone will conduct the mediation. In the event one party makes a demand on the other for mediation to which such party fails to respond for a period of thirty days, the party demanding mediation may then submit the dispute directly to Arbitration pursuant to the Mutual Agreement to ArbitrateArbitrate Claims.