Alternative Dispute Resolution

This program addresses Arbitration and Mediation Trends and Updates for Business and Personal Injury Cases.

2026 amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act expand the scope of employee protected activities, provide additional detail to unlawful employment practices, and specify requirements for employment agreements, including new confidentiality requirements.

Learn from the arbitrators themselves what they think practitioners should know about pre-trials, deposing a witness and proposed Commission decisions.
Originally presented as part of Work Comp Boot Camp 2025.

This panel discussion offers strategies and unique perspectives from the mediator’s chair to enhance your effectiveness and adaptability in mediation. The discussion provides practical guidance you can apply immediately in your practice.

This course examines how arbitration clauses have evolved over the years, specifically how the enforceability of arbitration clauses has fallen under increased scrutiny. The trends are examined from a federal level as well as state level, in terms of specific legislation and court decisions that have influenced the enforceability of arbitration clauses.