ADR in the Workplace: A View From Inside Corporate America
October 2007
ADR in the Workplace: A View from Inside Corporate America
CBA-CLE and the CBA ADR Section acknowledge the generous sponsorship of this program provided by the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and Colorado Law Week. Thank you!
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
This program is a must attend for in-house counsel, executives, and human resources professionals!
Employment disputes continue to interfere with workplace productivity, draining both financial and human resources. The cost of the defense of a wrongful discharge action typically exceeds six figures. The productivity loss associated with responding to EEOC charges, lawsuit allegations and discovery, preparing for trial and managing public relations when an employer has been sued are incalculable.
In this program, you will learn how to implement an ADR program that will help control costs and risks associated with employment related disputes. The program includes real-world examples of successful ADR programs.
Halliburton Assistant General Counsel, William L. Bedman is the program's key note speaker and will address the success of the ADR program that has been in use by Halliburton since 1992. Halliburton has not been party to an employment lawsuit in over 15 years!
Also featured is Richard Ross, Senior Associate General Counsel for Anheuser-Busch . Mr. Ross led the team that developed and implemented the Anheuser-Busch Dispute Resolution Program and is a frequent speaker on ADR in the workplace. He will provide critical “how-to” information for implementing a successful ADR program.
Bill Baum, General Counsel for Intrawest Colorado, and Mark Hines of MolsonCoors, will provide insights into the design, implementation, and success of their ADR programs.
The program concludes with a panel discussion on the best methods for marketing your ADR program to upper management, as well as tips for getting buy-in from all of the stakeholders in the program. Ms. Francy S. Milner, Esq., of the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, will join our other distinguished faculty on this panel.
Increasingly, companies are using effective, well-designed ADR programs to resolve grievances quickly, lower costs, improve employee morale, and increase productivity. Attend this informative program and find out how to create and administer a successful, effective ADR program at your company!
AGENDA
8:30 AM
Registration
9:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Extended by Kathryn E. Miller, Program Chair and Brock R. Wood, CBA-CLE Program Attorney
9:05 AM
Halliburton: An ADR Success Story
- Why Halliburton implemented its ADR program
- How Halliburton measures the benefits its program creates for the employer and the employees
- Enjoying success: Halliburton's significant drop in employment claims since implementing its ADR program
- Using consultants to help design and implement the program
- Creating an enforceable, mandatory program
Presented by William L. Bedman
9:55 AM
Nuts and Bolts of Designing and Implementing the Internal ADR Program
- Examining the different types of ADR programs
- Selecting program options
- Tailoring an ADR program to your organization's culture and structure
- Creating a training program to support ADR
- And more!
Presented by Richard R. Ross
10:50 AM
Break
11:05 AM
Colorado Experiences with ADR Programs: Intrawest and MolsonCoors
William J. Baum, Jr., of Intrawest Colorado, and Mark Hines of MolsonCoors provide close-up views of two successful ADR program implementations in the real-world.
Topics include:
- Selecting the appropriate options for your ADR program
- Measuring the benefits received from your ADR program
- How the MolsonCoors peer review disciplinary system works and the benefits MolsonCoors receives from the system
- An overview of the MolsonCoors“Resolve” conflict resolution system
Presented by William J. Baum, Jr. and Mark Hines
12:00 PM
Marketing Your ADR Program (Panel Discussion)
- Getting upper-level management buy-in
- Building support for the program with key personnel (achieving “critical mass”)
- Selling the program to the rank-and-file and strategies for increasing acceptance upon roll-out
Panelists: William J. Baum, Jr., William L. Bedman, Mark Hines, Francy S. Milner, and Richard R. Ross
Moderator: Kathryn E. Miller, Program Chair
12:55 PM
Adjourn
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Kathryn E. Miller, Esq. (Program Chair)
Littleton Alternative Dispute Resolution, Ltd.
Littleton, CO
Dirk Biermann, Esq.
Bennington Johnson Biermann & Craigmile, LLC
Denver, CO
Kent D. Enwright, Esq.
Kaiser Permanente
Denver, CO
O. Russel Murray, Esq.
ADRcom.com
Denver, CO
Leonard Segreti, Esq.
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
Denver, CO
FACULTY
William J. Baum, Jr., General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Intrawest Colorado
Winter Park, CO
William L. Bedman, Assistant General Counsel
Halliburton Company
Houston, TX
Mark Hines
Director of Human Resources - Employee Relations⁄HR Supply Chain
MolsonCoors Brewing
Golden, CO
Francy S. Milner, Esq.
Instructor and Associate Director, Curriculum Emphasis on Social Responsibility
Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Richard R. Ross, Senior Associate General Counsel
Anheuser-Busch Companies
St. Louis, MO
Video Replay - November 28, 2007
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CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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