Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2004
Keywords
Employment disputes, Arbitration and litigation win rates, Empirical legal studies, Juror and arbitrator outcomes, Forum-related differences in employee win rates
Disciplines
Applied Statistics | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Labor and Employment Law
Abstract
The authors conducted empirical research comparing court case and arbitrated outcomes for employment disputes. In cases not involving civil rights claims, they found little evidence that arbitrated outcomes materially differed from trial outcomes where the claimant was a higher-paid employee. Moreover, they found no statistically significant differences between employee win rates or in the median or mean awards in arbitration and litigation. They also reported evidence indicating that arbitrated disputes conclude more quickly than litigated disputes.
Recommended Citation
Eisenberg, Theodore and Hill, Elizabeth, "Arbitration and Litigation of Employment Claims: An Empirical Comparison" (2004). Cornell Law Faculty Publications. 358.
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/facpub/358
Publication Citation
Theodore Eisenberg & Elizabeth Hill, "Arbitration and Litigation of Employment Claims: An Empirical Comparison", 58 Dispute Resolution Journal (2003-2004)
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